In 2019, the volume of sent SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) amounted to over 65 billion messages. In the first six months of 2020, the volume of sent messages amounted to 25.51 billion messages.
Annual volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2020 (in billion messages)
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Ofcom. (November 25, 2020). Annual volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2020 (in billion messages) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288579/uk-mobile-network-annual-retail-revenues-by-call-type/
Ofcom. "Annual volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2020 (in billion messages)." Chart. November 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288579/uk-mobile-network-annual-retail-revenues-by-call-type/
Ofcom. (2020). Annual volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2020 (in billion messages). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288579/uk-mobile-network-annual-retail-revenues-by-call-type/
Ofcom. "Annual Volumes of Sms and Mms Messages in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2020 (in Billion Messages)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288579/uk-mobile-network-annual-retail-revenues-by-call-type/
Ofcom, Annual volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2020 (in billion messages) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288579/uk-mobile-network-annual-retail-revenues-by-call-type/ (last visited January 21, 2021)