This statistic presents popular reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer mobile messaging over SMS. During a survey in the third quarter of 2013 it was found that 55 percent stated that they preferred mobile messaging as it was the cheapest way to send messages internationally.
Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer mobile messaging over SMS as of 3rd quarter 2013
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GWI. (July 31, 2014). Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer mobile messaging over SMS as of 3rd quarter 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315070/mobile-messaging-preference-uk-users/
GWI. "Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer mobile messaging over SMS as of 3rd quarter 2013." Chart. July 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315070/mobile-messaging-preference-uk-users/
GWI. (2014). Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer mobile messaging over SMS as of 3rd quarter 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315070/mobile-messaging-preference-uk-users/
GWI. "Reasons for Uk Whatsapp Users to Prefer Mobile Messaging over Sms as of 3rd Quarter 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315070/mobile-messaging-preference-uk-users/
GWI, Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer mobile messaging over SMS as of 3rd quarter 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315070/mobile-messaging-preference-uk-users/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Reasons for UK WhatsApp users to prefer mobile messaging over SMS as of 3rd quarter 2013 [Graph], GWI, July 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315070/mobile-messaging-preference-uk-users/