Annual number of outgoing text messages (SMS) in Kenya 2016-2020

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Natalie Cowling,
Sep 22, 2023
As of 2020, around 68 billion messages by use of the Short Message Service (SMS) were sent in Kenya. The amount of text messages increased from 65.3 billion in the previous year, keeping an upward trend since 2016.

Annual number of text messages (SMS) sent in Kenya from 2016 to 2020 (in billions)

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Release date

September 2021

Region

Kenya

Survey time period

2016 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Figures were rounded.

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