This statistic presents the global mobile instant messaging usage penetration among internet users worldwide. As of the first quarter of 2015, 75 percent of internet users worldwide had accessed the messaging services on mobile.
Global mobile messaging usage penetration from 4th quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2015
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Global mobile messaging usage penetration from 4th quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2015
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GWI. (June 15, 2015). Global mobile messaging usage penetration from 4th quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/437186/mobile-messaging-usage-worldwide/
GWI. "Global mobile messaging usage penetration from 4th quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2015." Chart. June 15, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437186/mobile-messaging-usage-worldwide/
GWI. (2015). Global mobile messaging usage penetration from 4th quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/437186/mobile-messaging-usage-worldwide/
GWI. "Global Mobile Messaging Usage Penetration from 4th Quarter 2012 to 1st Quarter 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/437186/mobile-messaging-usage-worldwide/
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Global mobile messaging usage penetration from 4th quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2015 [Graph], GWI, June 15, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/437186/mobile-messaging-usage-worldwide/
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