Number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the UK 2011-2016

Mobile messaging volumes in the United Kingdom from from 2011 to 2016 (in billion messages)

The data displays mobile messaging volumes in the UK from 2011 to 2016. The number of SMS and MMS messages sent has fallen significantly during this time, the effect of the increased availability of messaging services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. In 2016, 96.4 billion messages were sent in the United Kingdom, down from a peak of 151 billion in 2012.

2004 27
2011 149.9
2012 151
2013 129.4
2014 109.5
2015 102.1
2016 96.4