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Global number of mobile messaging users 2016-2021
Number of mobile phone messaging app users worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billions)
by J. Clement,
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Jul 23, 2019
This statistic presents the number of mobile phone messaging app users worldwide from 2016 to 2021. In 2016, 1.58 billion mobile phone users accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. This figure is projected to grow to 2.48 billion users in 2021.
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Jul 23, 2019
This statistic presents the number of mobile phone messaging app users worldwide from 2016 to 2021. In 2016, 1.58 billion mobile phone users accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. This figure is projected to grow to 2.48 billion users in 2021.
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- 2016 to 2017
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*Forecast
Mobile phone users of any age who use an over-the-top (OTT) messaging app via mobile phone (browser or app) at least once per month.
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Mobile phone users of any age who use an over-the-top (OTT) messaging app via mobile phone (browser or app) at least once per month.
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