This statistic depicts the average number of text messages sent per subscriber per month in the U.S. from June 2005 to December 2011. In June 2009, each user sent on average 451 text messages per month.
Average number of text messages sent per user per month in the United States from 2005 to 2011
Characteristic
Average text messages per subscriber per month
Dec 2011
594
Jun 2011
606
Dec 2010
598
Jun 2010
566
Dec 2009
488
Jun 2009
451
Dec 2008
388
Jun 2008
248
Dec 2007
144
Jun 2007
103
Dec 2006
69
Jun 2006
51
Dec 2005
40
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Federal Communications Commission. (March 21, 2013). Average number of text messages sent per user per month in the United States from 2005 to 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184690/number-of-monthly-text-messages-per-subscriber-in-the-us-since-2005/
Federal Communications Commission. "Average number of text messages sent per user per month in the United States from 2005 to 2011." Chart. March 21, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184690/number-of-monthly-text-messages-per-subscriber-in-the-us-since-2005/
Federal Communications Commission. (2013). Average number of text messages sent per user per month in the United States from 2005 to 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184690/number-of-monthly-text-messages-per-subscriber-in-the-us-since-2005/
Federal Communications Commission. "Average Number of Text Messages Sent per User per Month in The United States from 2005 to 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184690/number-of-monthly-text-messages-per-subscriber-in-the-us-since-2005/
Federal Communications Commission, Average number of text messages sent per user per month in the United States from 2005 to 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184690/number-of-monthly-text-messages-per-subscriber-in-the-us-since-2005/ (last visited April 11, 2025)
Average number of text messages sent per user per month in the United States from 2005 to 2011 [Graph], Federal Communications Commission, March 21, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184690/number-of-monthly-text-messages-per-subscriber-in-the-us-since-2005/
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