In 2021, mobile users in the United States sent roughly 2 trillion SMS or MMS messages. Following a sharp drop off in 2012, the number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the U.S. has generally increased over the past several years to another peak in 2020, during the COVID pandemic, at 2.2 trillion SMS or MMS messages.
Total number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2021
(in billions)
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CTIA. (September 9, 2022). Total number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/
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CTIA. "Total Number of Sms and Mms Messages Sent in The United States from 2005 to 2021 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/
CTIA, Total number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Total number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billions) [Graph], CTIA, September 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/185879/number-of-text-messages-in-the-united-states-since-2005/
