UK mobile network: SMS and MMS message volumes 2009-2023

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Petroc Taylor,
May 15, 2024

In 2023, the volume of sent SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) amounted to over 31 billion messages, a decrease compared to the previous year when it amounted to 36.44 billion messages sent.

Annual volumes of SMS and MMS messages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2023 (in billion messages)

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Release date

April 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2009 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Includes estimates where Ofcom does not receive data from providers

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