In 2021, Mexico was estimated to be the country with the highest share of mobile phone messaging app users, with more than 96 percent of its mobile internet users using over-the-top (OTT) messaging apps. Finland, Spain, and China are estimated to see more than 95 percent of their mobile internet users on messaging apps. France, Canada, and the United States are expected to be the countries with the comparatively smaller rates of mobile messaging apps users. Especially in the United States, unlimited SMS traffic plans contribute to the low rate of mobile messaging app users.
Mobile messaging app penetration rate in 2021, by country
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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:[...] excludes anonymous social sharing apps (e.g. Whisper, Yik Yak etc.), social networking apps that offer private messaging capabilities as a secondary feature (e.g. Instagram, Twitter), and apps that solely provide OTT voice/video calling.
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eMarketer. (September 13, 2021). Mobile messaging app penetration rate in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263720/mobile-messaging-apps-usage-by-country/
eMarketer. "Mobile messaging app penetration rate in 2021, by country." Chart. September 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263720/mobile-messaging-apps-usage-by-country/
eMarketer. (2021). Mobile messaging app penetration rate in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263720/mobile-messaging-apps-usage-by-country/
eMarketer. "Mobile Messaging App Penetration Rate in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263720/mobile-messaging-apps-usage-by-country/
eMarketer, Mobile messaging app penetration rate in 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263720/mobile-messaging-apps-usage-by-country/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Mobile messaging app penetration rate in 2021, by country [Graph], eMarketer, September 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263720/mobile-messaging-apps-usage-by-country/