This statistic shows mobile messaging volumes in selected countries in 2012. In the United Kingdom in 2012 a total of around 172 billion messages (including SMS and MMS) were sent from mobile devices.
Mobile messaging volumes in selected countries in 2012
(in billion messages)
Note: Includes SMS and MMS messages. MMS messaging volume figures were not available for Italy, Australia and the Netherlands.
Figures for the US include other forms of mobile text messaging than SMS and are not directly comparable to those for the other comparator countries
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Ofcom. (December 12, 2013). Mobile messaging volumes in selected countries in 2012 (in billion messages) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274206/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. "Mobile messaging volumes in selected countries in 2012 (in billion messages)." Chart. December 12, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274206/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. (2013). Mobile messaging volumes in selected countries in 2012 (in billion messages). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274206/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. "Mobile Messaging Volumes in Selected Countries in 2012 (in Billion Messages)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274206/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom, Mobile messaging volumes in selected countries in 2012 (in billion messages) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274206/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-selected-countries/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Mobile messaging volumes in selected countries in 2012 (in billion messages) [Graph], Ofcom, December 12, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/274206/mobile-messaging-volumes-in-selected-countries/
