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  1. When did texting become popular in the United States? Although SMS has existed since 1984 and the first text message was sent in 1992, text messaging didn’t gain traction in the U.S. until 2000, when the number of mobile phone users began to grow.

  2. Jan 18, 2023 · In 2021, mobile users in the United States sent roughly 2 trillion SMS or MMS messages. Following a sharp drop off in 2012, the number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the U.S. has generally...

  3. Dec 6, 2022 · As our chart illustrates, text messaging (including MMS) in the United States peaked in 2011, when U.S. cell phone users sent a total of 2.4 trillion messages, up from 162 billion five...

  4. Mar 19, 2024 · North America. 292 million people exchanged texts in North America in 2022, 80% of the population. [7] 6 billion+ SMS messages are sent daily in the United States, with 97% of adults owning a compatible mobile device.

  5. Dec 3, 2022 · New figures show that, despite the range of available communications platforms, including services such as WhatsApp and Skype as well as social media, 20 per cent of people still use SMS as their default messaging medium.

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  6. Jan 12, 2024 · Despite social media apps taking hold by 2012, text messaging was still huge in the UK, with roughly 150.83 billion sent that year. A decade later this had dropped by over four times to just 36.44 billion. 3. US trends show a much steadier affinity for texting, with 2 trillion texts sent in 2021.

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  8. 81% of Americans text regularly. Over 6 billion texts are sent every day. Over 180 billion texts are sent every month. 27 trillion texts are sent every year. 97% of American adults text weekly. America is responsible for approximately 45% of the world’s text volume.