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UK mobile network: SMS and MMS message volumes 2009-2017
Annual volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2017 (in billion messages)*
This statistic shows the annual volume of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, the volume of sent messages amounted to 77.23 billion messages.
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This statistic shows the annual volume of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, the volume of sent messages amounted to 77.23 billion messages.
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- April 2018
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2009 to 2017
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- *Includes estimates where Ofcom does not receive data from providers
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- United Kingdom
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- 2009 to 2017
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- *Includes estimates where Ofcom does not receive data from providers
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