In the fourth quarter of 2021, the volume of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) amounted to around 10.5 billion messages. Since the first quarter in 2012, the quarterly volume of messages sent in the UK has continuously decreased.
Quarterly volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2021 (in billion messages)
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Ofcom. (April 28, 2022). Quarterly volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2021 (in billion messages) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288581/uk-mobile-network-quarterly-sms-and-mms-message-volumes/
Ofcom. "Quarterly volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2021 (in billion messages)." Chart. April 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288581/uk-mobile-network-quarterly-sms-and-mms-message-volumes/
Ofcom. (2022). Quarterly volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2021 (in billion messages). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288581/uk-mobile-network-quarterly-sms-and-mms-message-volumes/
Ofcom. "Quarterly Volumes of Sms and Mms Messages in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1st Quarter 2012 to 4th Quarter 2021 (in Billion Messages)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288581/uk-mobile-network-quarterly-sms-and-mms-message-volumes/
Ofcom, Quarterly volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2021 (in billion messages) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288581/uk-mobile-network-quarterly-sms-and-mms-message-volumes/ (last visited July 07, 2022)