In 2020, the number of phone users who accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate increased by almost 14 percent compared to the previous year, due to the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic outbreak. In 2021, users on mobile messaging apps will increase by approximately six percent compared to the previous year. This annual growth rate is projected to slow to 2.6 percent in 2025.
Year-on-year change in mobile phone messaging app users worldwide 2019 to 2025
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Offremedia. (September 20, 2021). Year-on-year change in mobile phone messaging app users worldwide 2019 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483287/change-of-mobile-messaging-users-worldwide/
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Offremedia. (2021). Year-on-year change in mobile phone messaging app users worldwide 2019 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483287/change-of-mobile-messaging-users-worldwide/
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