The number of text messages sent from mobile phones in New Zealand in the 2023 financial year totaled 6.7 billion. The number of texts sent has decreased steadily since 2013, possibly due to consumers opting to send messages via online channels.
Number of text messages sent in New Zealand from financial year 2013 to 2022
(in billions)
The New Zealand government's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Commerce Commission New Zealand. (August 10, 2023). Number of text messages sent in New Zealand from financial year 2013 to 2022 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322360/new-zealand-mobile-texts-sent/
Commerce Commission New Zealand. "Number of text messages sent in New Zealand from financial year 2013 to 2022 (in billions)." Chart. August 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322360/new-zealand-mobile-texts-sent/
Commerce Commission New Zealand. (2023). Number of text messages sent in New Zealand from financial year 2013 to 2022 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322360/new-zealand-mobile-texts-sent/
Commerce Commission New Zealand. "Number of Text Messages Sent in New Zealand from Financial Year 2013 to 2022 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322360/new-zealand-mobile-texts-sent/
Commerce Commission New Zealand, Number of text messages sent in New Zealand from financial year 2013 to 2022 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322360/new-zealand-mobile-texts-sent/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of text messages sent in New Zealand from financial year 2013 to 2022 (in billions) [Graph], Commerce Commission New Zealand, August 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322360/new-zealand-mobile-texts-sent/
