GITNUXREPORT 2026

Text Statistics

The blog post highlights that global texting is massive, immediate, and culturally dominant worldwide.

Alexander Schmidt

Research Analyst specializing in technology and digital transformation trends.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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98% of US adults own a cell phone

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96% of US smartphone owners text

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Millennials send 87 texts per day on average

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85% of Gen Z prefer texting over calling

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Women send 30% more texts than men

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89% of consumers aged 18-34 use SMS daily

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75% of adults 65+ now text regularly

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Urban users send 20% more texts than rural

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92% of teens text daily

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Hispanic Americans text at higher rates than average

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53% of 18-24 year olds use texting as primary communication

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55% of millennials aged 25-34 own smartphones

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83% of Gen Z use messaging apps daily

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African Americans text 25% more than average

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70% of seniors 65+ text with family

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Women 18-29 send 100+ texts/day

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Rural-urban texting gap narrowed to 10%

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97% of teens have smartphone access for texting

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Low-income households 80% texting adoption

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Asia-Pacific 60% of global texters

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88% of 30-49 year olds text daily

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Men 18-24 average 75 texts/day

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95% college students text for academics

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Immigrants use text 2x for remittances

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LGBTQ+ community 90% use anonymous texting

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Students text 200/day average

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Boomers texting up 300% in decade

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Disabled users 85% rely on text over voice

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Gamers text 50% during sessions

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Texting causes 1.6 million accidents annually in US

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94% of drivers report texting while driving

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Teens texting while driving 3x more likely to crash

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Average response time to text doubles reaction time when driving

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Text neck syndrome affects 80% of smartphone users

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57% of adults experience nomophobia from lack of phone

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Texting linked to 20% increase in repetitive strain injuries

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Blue light from texting screens disrupts sleep in 70% of users

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Social isolation rises 15% with excessive texting over face-to-face

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Thumb tendonitis from texting affects 1 in 10 heavy users

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66% of people check phone within 5 minutes of notification

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Anxiety increases 25% from unread texts

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Distracted texting causes 25% of all crashes

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1 in 4 motorcycle crashes involve texting

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Phubbing occurs in 46% of interactions

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Texting addiction in 62% of young adults

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Eye strain from texting in 80% of users daily

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Sleep disruption from late-night texting 50%

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Depression correlation with 3+ hours texting/day 30%

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RSI cases up 40% since smartphone boom

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Cyberbullying via text affects 59% of teens

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FOMO from texting groups in 56% of users

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1 texting distraction = 4 seconds blind driving

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400,000 injuries/year from texting driving US

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Posture issues from texting 79% prevalence

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Smartphone separation anxiety 73%

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Carpal tunnel from texting up 15%

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68% report thumb pain from overuse

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Loneliness paradox: heavy texters more isolated

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Hearing loss from loud notifications 10%

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Stress from work texts after hours 45%

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Teen mental health texting correlation 28%

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Global text messaging market size was $112.7 billion in 2022

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SMS marketing revenue projected to reach $12.5 billion by 2027

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Mobile messaging market valued at $95.79 billion in 2023

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RCS business messaging market to grow to $56 billion by 2028

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Text messaging services market CAGR of 21.2% from 2023-2030

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Global SMS gateway market size $1.2 billion in 2023

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OTT messaging revenue share 75% of total messaging market

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Business text messaging market to hit $15 billion by 2025

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SMS firewall market valued at $2.1 billion in 2022

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Global SMS revenue $100 billion in 2023

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Text analytics software market $13.4 billion by 2028

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Enterprise SMS market CAGR 18.5% to 2030

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A2P SMS volume 2.3 trillion messages in 2023

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OTT apps 5.5 billion users worldwide

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SMS gateway software market $2.5 billion by 2027

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CPaaS market including text $49 billion in 2023

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Mobile engagement platform market $15.8 billion by 2026

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SMS market $115 billion projected 2024

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Conversational commerce via text $30B by 2025

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Bulk SMS provider market $8B

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Location-based SMS revenue $5B

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Two-way SMS engagement 40% higher ROI

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Omnichannel including text 25% market share

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Fraud SMS prevention market $3B

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Vertical-specific text apps $20B segment

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LatAm SMS market $10B

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5G enables 10x faster text delivery speeds

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AI-powered text analytics market growing at 25% CAGR

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70% of businesses adopt SMS automation by 2025

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End-to-end encryption standard in 90% of messaging apps

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MMS usage up 15% with rich media texts

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NLP accuracy in sentiment analysis reaches 95%

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RCS adoption in US at 25% of Android devices

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Blockchain for secure texting in development, 10% pilot adoption

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Voice-to-text accuracy improved to 98% with ML

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Cross-platform texting interoperability 40% higher with IP

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QR code scanning in texts up 300% post-COVID

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Generative AI for auto-reply texts 20% adoption

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Multimodal messaging (text+video) 35% growth

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Zero-rating SMS data in 50 countries

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Federated learning for privacy in texting apps

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Haptic feedback improves text input 15%

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Edge computing reduces text latency to 1ms

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AR overlays in text chats 10% user base

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Quantum-safe encryption for texts emerging

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Predictive text acceptance rate 70%

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In 2023, global SMS traffic reached 8.9 trillion messages annually

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Americans send over 6 billion SMS texts daily

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81% of SMS messages are read within 3 minutes of receipt

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Text messaging accounts for 90% of all mobile data traffic in some regions

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Daily global texts exceed 23 billion in 2022

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95% of texts are opened within 3 minutes compared to 20% of emails

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RCS messaging volume grew 200% year-over-year in 2023

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7.5 trillion SMS sent globally in 2021

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US mobile users send/receive average 96 texts per day

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WhatsApp handles 100 billion messages daily

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SMS open rate is 98%

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US sends 2 trillion texts yearly

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India 100 billion SMS/month peak

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UK average 40 texts/day per user

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Brazil MMS surpass SMS in 2023

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China WeChat 1.3 billion MAU

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Response time to SMS 90 seconds average

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A2P SMS 80% of total volume

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P2P texting down 20% with OTT rise

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Emergency texts (SOS) up 50%

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Group texts average 5 participants

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Global MMS traffic 500 billion annually

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Text-to-voice conversion 15% usage in accessibility

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In a world where the humble text message is read nearly instantly by over eight in ten recipients while emails languish unopened, these staggering statistics reveal how texting has not only conquered communication but is fundamentally reshaping our behavior, business, and even our bodies.

Key Takeaways

In 2023, global SMS traffic reached 8.9 trillion messages annually
Americans send over 6 billion SMS texts daily
81% of SMS messages are read within 3 minutes of receipt
Global text messaging market size was $112.7 billion in 2022
SMS marketing revenue projected to reach $12.5 billion by 2027
Mobile messaging market valued at $95.79 billion in 2023
98% of US adults own a cell phone
96% of US smartphone owners text
Millennials send 87 texts per day on average
Texting causes 1.6 million accidents annually in US
94% of drivers report texting while driving
Teens texting while driving 3x more likely to crash
5G enables 10x faster text delivery speeds
AI-powered text analytics market growing at 25% CAGR
70% of businesses adopt SMS automation by 2025

The blog post highlights that global texting is massive, immediate, and culturally dominant worldwide.

Demographics

98% of US adults own a cell phone
96% of US smartphone owners text
Millennials send 87 texts per day on average
85% of Gen Z prefer texting over calling
Women send 30% more texts than men
89% of consumers aged 18-34 use SMS daily
75% of adults 65+ now text regularly
Urban users send 20% more texts than rural
92% of teens text daily
Hispanic Americans text at higher rates than average
53% of 18-24 year olds use texting as primary communication
55% of millennials aged 25-34 own smartphones
83% of Gen Z use messaging apps daily
African Americans text 25% more than average
70% of seniors 65+ text with family
Women 18-29 send 100+ texts/day
Rural-urban texting gap narrowed to 10%
97% of teens have smartphone access for texting
Low-income households 80% texting adoption
Asia-Pacific 60% of global texters
88% of 30-49 year olds text daily
Men 18-24 average 75 texts/day
95% college students text for academics
Immigrants use text 2x for remittances
LGBTQ+ community 90% use anonymous texting
Students text 200/day average
Boomers texting up 300% in decade
Disabled users 85% rely on text over voice
Gamers text 50% during sessions

Demographics Interpretation

It seems the world's universal "Are you there?" has evolved from a quiet nod into a relentless, cross-generational, cross-cultural torrent of typed chatter that is almost impossible to escape.

Health Impact

Texting causes 1.6 million accidents annually in US
94% of drivers report texting while driving
Teens texting while driving 3x more likely to crash
Average response time to text doubles reaction time when driving
Text neck syndrome affects 80% of smartphone users
57% of adults experience nomophobia from lack of phone
Texting linked to 20% increase in repetitive strain injuries
Blue light from texting screens disrupts sleep in 70% of users
Social isolation rises 15% with excessive texting over face-to-face
Thumb tendonitis from texting affects 1 in 10 heavy users
66% of people check phone within 5 minutes of notification
Anxiety increases 25% from unread texts
Distracted texting causes 25% of all crashes
1 in 4 motorcycle crashes involve texting
Phubbing occurs in 46% of interactions
Texting addiction in 62% of young adults
Eye strain from texting in 80% of users daily
Sleep disruption from late-night texting 50%
Depression correlation with 3+ hours texting/day 30%
RSI cases up 40% since smartphone boom
Cyberbullying via text affects 59% of teens
FOMO from texting groups in 56% of users
1 texting distraction = 4 seconds blind driving
400,000 injuries/year from texting driving US
Posture issues from texting 79% prevalence
Smartphone separation anxiety 73%
Carpal tunnel from texting up 15%
68% report thumb pain from overuse
Loneliness paradox: heavy texters more isolated
Hearing loss from loud notifications 10%
Stress from work texts after hours 45%
Teen mental health texting correlation 28%

Health Impact Interpretation

Our compulsive need to connect through our screens is quietly but efficiently disconnecting us from our health, our safety, and each other, one notification at a time.

Market Revenue

Global text messaging market size was $112.7 billion in 2022
SMS marketing revenue projected to reach $12.5 billion by 2027
Mobile messaging market valued at $95.79 billion in 2023
RCS business messaging market to grow to $56 billion by 2028
Text messaging services market CAGR of 21.2% from 2023-2030
Global SMS gateway market size $1.2 billion in 2023
OTT messaging revenue share 75% of total messaging market
Business text messaging market to hit $15 billion by 2025
SMS firewall market valued at $2.1 billion in 2022
Global SMS revenue $100 billion in 2023
Text analytics software market $13.4 billion by 2028
Enterprise SMS market CAGR 18.5% to 2030
A2P SMS volume 2.3 trillion messages in 2023
OTT apps 5.5 billion users worldwide
SMS gateway software market $2.5 billion by 2027
CPaaS market including text $49 billion in 2023
Mobile engagement platform market $15.8 billion by 2026
SMS market $115 billion projected 2024
Conversational commerce via text $30B by 2025
Bulk SMS provider market $8B
Location-based SMS revenue $5B
Two-way SMS engagement 40% higher ROI
Omnichannel including text 25% market share
Fraud SMS prevention market $3B
Vertical-specific text apps $20B segment
LatAm SMS market $10B

Market Revenue Interpretation

Despite its old-school reputation, the humble text message has quietly spawned a multi-billion dollar empire, proving that while we may flirt with flashy apps, we still marry the reliability of SMS for business.

Tech Trends

5G enables 10x faster text delivery speeds
AI-powered text analytics market growing at 25% CAGR
70% of businesses adopt SMS automation by 2025
End-to-end encryption standard in 90% of messaging apps
MMS usage up 15% with rich media texts
NLP accuracy in sentiment analysis reaches 95%
RCS adoption in US at 25% of Android devices
Blockchain for secure texting in development, 10% pilot adoption
Voice-to-text accuracy improved to 98% with ML
Cross-platform texting interoperability 40% higher with IP
QR code scanning in texts up 300% post-COVID
Generative AI for auto-reply texts 20% adoption
Multimodal messaging (text+video) 35% growth
Zero-rating SMS data in 50 countries
Federated learning for privacy in texting apps
Haptic feedback improves text input 15%
Edge computing reduces text latency to 1ms
AR overlays in text chats 10% user base
Quantum-safe encryption for texts emerging
Predictive text acceptance rate 70%

Tech Trends Interpretation

As text becomes faster, smarter, and more pervasive, it’s not just a message anymore—it's an entire, encrypted, AI-curated experience whispering into the palm of your hand.

Usage Volume

In 2023, global SMS traffic reached 8.9 trillion messages annually
Americans send over 6 billion SMS texts daily
81% of SMS messages are read within 3 minutes of receipt
Text messaging accounts for 90% of all mobile data traffic in some regions
Daily global texts exceed 23 billion in 2022
95% of texts are opened within 3 minutes compared to 20% of emails
RCS messaging volume grew 200% year-over-year in 2023
7.5 trillion SMS sent globally in 2021
US mobile users send/receive average 96 texts per day
WhatsApp handles 100 billion messages daily
SMS open rate is 98%
US sends 2 trillion texts yearly
India 100 billion SMS/month peak
UK average 40 texts/day per user
Brazil MMS surpass SMS in 2023
China WeChat 1.3 billion MAU
Response time to SMS 90 seconds average
A2P SMS 80% of total volume
P2P texting down 20% with OTT rise
Emergency texts (SOS) up 50%
Group texts average 5 participants
Global MMS traffic 500 billion annually
Text-to-voice conversion 15% usage in accessibility

Usage Volume Interpretation

Despite email's pretensions, text messaging remains the undisputed and wildly efficient champion of human communication, where a staggering 98% of messages are opened almost instantly, proving we'd rather have a quick chat than let an inbox languish.

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