Around 188 billion minutes of calls were made in the United Kingdom in 2023. The vast majority of these were mobile calls, with just over 23 billion made via a fixed phone line. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic saw a spike in calls in both 2020 and 2021, with phone calls replacing face-to-face contact for many UK residents. Following years of decline, the total number of minutes spent on phone calls in 2020 increased to the highest level since 2012.
Number of total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023, by fixed and mobile
(in billion minutes)
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Ofcom. (July 18, 2024). Number of total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023, by fixed and mobile (in billion minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271541/number-of-total-voice-call-minutes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. "Number of total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023, by fixed and mobile (in billion minutes)." Chart. July 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271541/number-of-total-voice-call-minutes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. (2024). Number of total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023, by fixed and mobile (in billion minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271541/number-of-total-voice-call-minutes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. "Number of Total Voice Call Minutes in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007 to 2023, by Fixed and Mobile (in Billion Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271541/number-of-total-voice-call-minutes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom, Number of total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023, by fixed and mobile (in billion minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271541/number-of-total-voice-call-minutes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Number of total voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023, by fixed and mobile (in billion minutes) [Graph], Ofcom, July 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271541/number-of-total-voice-call-minutes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
