In 2019, over 141 million mobile phone users in the United States accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. In 2020, there were approximately 146.3 million chat app user sin the U.S. The figure is projected to grow to almost 160 million users by the end of 2024.
Number of mobile phone messaging app users in the United States from 2019 to 2024 (in millions)
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eMarketer. (October 30, 2020). Number of mobile phone messaging app users in the United States from 2019 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/558300/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-usa/
eMarketer. "Number of mobile phone messaging app users in the United States from 2019 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. October 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/558300/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-usa/
eMarketer. (2020). Number of mobile phone messaging app users in the United States from 2019 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/558300/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-usa/
eMarketer. "Number of Mobile Phone Messaging App Users in The United States from 2019 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/558300/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-usa/
eMarketer, Number of mobile phone messaging app users in the United States from 2019 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/558300/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-usa/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of mobile phone messaging app users in the United States from 2019 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], eMarketer, October 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/558300/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-usa/