This statistic presents a forecast regarding the instant messaging app share of mobile messaging traffic and revenues worldwide. In 2018, IM apps such as WhatsApp or LINE are projected to account for 75 percent of all mobile messaging traffic, ahead of SMS or mobile email and other mobile messaging options.
Instant messaging app share of mobile messaging traffic and revenues worldwide in 2018
Total messaging market includes instant messaging, MMS, mobile email, RCS/RCS-e (rich communications suite), SMS and social messaging. Total messaging volume 2018 = 83 trillion messages; total mobile messaging revenues = 3 billion US dollars. All values are projections.
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Thomson Reuters. (February 18, 2014). Instant messaging app share of mobile messaging traffic and revenues worldwide in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289845/im-share-of-messaging-volume-and-revenues/
Thomson Reuters. "Instant messaging app share of mobile messaging traffic and revenues worldwide in 2018." Chart. February 18, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289845/im-share-of-messaging-volume-and-revenues/
Thomson Reuters. (2014). Instant messaging app share of mobile messaging traffic and revenues worldwide in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289845/im-share-of-messaging-volume-and-revenues/
Thomson Reuters. "Instant Messaging App Share of Mobile Messaging Traffic and Revenues Worldwide in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289845/im-share-of-messaging-volume-and-revenues/
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