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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.
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April 2024
United Kingdom
2009 to 2023
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Consumer Electronics
Ownership of smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008, 2019-2022
Telecommunications
Mobile phone usage: frequency of making mobile phone calls in the UK 2019, by gender
Telecommunications
Speed of download by mobile network in the United Kingdom (UK) 2024
Social Media & User-Generated Content
Active mobile social media penetration in Europe 2021
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