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UK mobile network: SMS and MMS message volumes 2009-2018
Annual volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 (in billion messages)*
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Jun 28, 2019
This statistic shows the annual volume of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2018. The volume of SMS and MMS messages in the UK peaked at 172.07 billion in 2011. In 2018, the volume of sent messages amounted to 73.41 billion messages.
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by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Jun 28, 2019
This statistic shows the annual volume of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2018. The volume of SMS and MMS messages in the UK peaked at 172.07 billion in 2011. In 2018, the volume of sent messages amounted to 73.41 billion messages.
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- United Kingdom
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- 2009 to 2018
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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 2018
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- *Includes estimates where Ofcom does not receive data from providers
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