Number of SMS messages sent. Data by Countries from 2000 to 2024

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Total number of mobile short-message service (SMS) messages sent, both to national and international destinations
Total: 6.25 trln
Countries: 192
Primary data
Change
from to
Per month
Per day
Per mobile cellular subscription
China
United States
Philippines
Iran
Tanzania
India
France
Saudi Arabia
Canada
Pakistan
Congo DR
Kenya
Poland
Australia
Ethiopia PDR
South Korea
Malawi
United Kingdom
Turkey
Madagascar
South Africa
Cote d’Ivoire
Myanmar
Zambia
Vietnam
Thailand
Zimbabwe
Algeria
Russian Federation
Syrian Arab Republic
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Mozambique
Angola
Venezuela
Nigeria
Mexico
Sri Lanka
Burundi
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Sweden
Belgium
Namibia
Taiwan Province of China
Portugal
Egypt
New Zealand
Germany
Norway
Czech Republic
Chad
Peru
Guinea
Ghana
Italy
Sudan
Hong Kong SAR
Serbia
Oman
Rwanda
Romania
Paraguay
Greece
Ireland
Brazil
Argentina
Lithuania
Senegal
Slovak Republic
Tunisia
Slovenia
Morocco
Denmark
Colombia
Niger
Mali
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
Jordan
Cuba
Mongolia
Guatemala
Hungary
Togo
Malaysia
Georgia
Singapore
Finland
Austria
Yemen
Palestina
Haiti
Croatia
Cyprus
Moldova
Switzerland
Nicaragua
Lebanese Republic
Gabon
Estonia
Guyana
Latvia
Spain
Botswana
Chile
French Polynesia
Cape Verde Islands
Libya
Uruguay
El Salvador
Central African Rep.
Bulgaria
Mauritania
Benin
Albania
Afghanistan
Iraq
Luxembourg
Ukraine
Belarus
Mauritius
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Kazakhstan
Qatar
Panama
UAE
Montenegro
Republic of Macedonia
Samoa
Maldives
Bolivia
Kuwait
Jamaica
Iceland
Ecuador
Burkina Faso
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Malta
Sierra Leone
Seychelles
Eswatini
New Caledonia
Fiji
Barbados
Vanuatu
Trinidad & Tobago
Timor Leste
Honduras
Greenland
Bahamas
Djibouti
Cameroon
Liberia
Brunei Darussalam
Macau
Gambia
Cambodia
Faroe Islands
Bahrain
Guinea Bissau
Bhutan
Suriname
Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica
Monaco
Saint Kitts and Nevis
San Tome
Andorra
Tonga
Lesotho
South Sudan
Belize
Bermuda
Congo
British Virgin Islands
Grenada
Netherlands
Kiribati
Micronesia
Comoro Islands
Gibraltar
Saint Lucia
Liechtenstein
Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
Eritrea
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Kyrgyz Republic
Saint Helena
Montserrat
Tuvalu
Country
Flag
number
Rank
China
Flag of China
2 028 110 000 000 [2024]
1
United States
Flag of United States
1 717 000 000 000 [2020]
2
Philippines
Flag of Philippines
730 000 000 000 [2009]
3
Iran
Flag of Iran
298 983 000 000 [2024]
4
Tanzania
Flag of Tanzania
205 733 000 000 [2024]
5
India
Flag of India
156 200 000 000 [2024]
6
France
Flag of France
99 998 000 000 [2023]
7
Saudi Arabia
Flag of Saudi Arabia
68 947 200 000 [2018]
8
Canada
Flag of Canada
67 400 000 000 [2012]
9
Pakistan
Flag of Pakistan
65 698 700 000 [2024]
10
Congo DR
Flag of Congo DR
58 810 600 000 [2023]
11
Kenya
Flag of Kenya
54 724 800 000 [2024]
12
Poland
Flag of Poland
37 964 300 000 [2024]
13
Australia
Flag of Australia
36 300 000 000 [2011]
14
Ethiopia PDR
Flag of Ethiopia PDR
34 168 600 000 [2024]
15
South Korea
Flag of South Korea
31 899 200 000 [2024]
16
Malawi
Flag of Malawi
31 352 300 000 [2024]
17
United Kingdom
Flag of United Kingdom
27 984 400 000 [2024]
18
Turkey
Flag of Turkey
23 404 900 000 [2024]
19
Madagascar
Flag of Madagascar
21 657 500 000 [2023]
20
South Africa
Flag of South Africa
21 436 400 000 [2024]
21
Cote d’Ivoire
Flag of Cote d’Ivoire
21 140 800 000 [2024]
22
Myanmar
Flag of Myanmar
19 339 400 000 [2024]
23
Zambia
Flag of Zambia
18 026 300 000 [2024]
24
Vietnam
Flag of Vietnam
17 822 700 000 [2024]
25
Thailand
Flag of Thailand
15 760 000 000 [2024]
26
Zimbabwe
Flag of Zimbabwe
15 176 500 000 [2024]
27
Algeria
Flag of Algeria
14 377 500 000 [2024]
28
Russian Federation
Flag of Russian Federation
11 977 500 000 [2024]
29
Syrian Arab Republic
Flag of Syrian Arab Republic
11 689 700 000 [2024]
30
Uganda
Flag of Uganda
11 164 200 000 [2022]
31
Uzbekistan
Flag of Uzbekistan
11 154 800 000 [2024]
32
Mozambique
Flag of Mozambique
11 004 900 000 [2024]
33
Angola
Flag of Angola
10 982 400 000 [2024]
34
Venezuela
Flag of Venezuela
10 408 900 000 [2024]
35
Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria
10 238 900 000 [2024]
36
Mexico
Flag of Mexico
9 768 780 000 [2024]
37
Sri Lanka
Flag of Sri Lanka
9 641 410 000 [2024]
38
Burundi
Flag of Burundi
9 109 960 000 [2022]
39
Indonesia
Flag of Indonesia
9 102 140 000 [2024]
40
Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
8 910 330 000 [2024]
41
Sweden
Flag of Sweden
8 576 920 000 [2024]
42
Belgium
Flag of Belgium
8 537 260 000 [2024]
43
Namibia
Flag of Namibia
8 534 750 000 [2024]
44
Taiwan Province of China
Flag of Taiwan Province of China
8 019 140 000 [2024]
45
Portugal
Flag of Portugal
7 374 890 000 [2024]
46
Egypt
Flag of Egypt
5 652 450 000 [2024]
47
New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
5 443 830 000 [2024]
48
Germany
Flag of Germany
5 212 000 000 [2024]
49
Norway
Flag of Norway
4 628 800 000 [2019]
50
Czech Republic
Flag of Czech Republic
4 426 860 000 [2024]
51
Chad
Flag of Chad
4 323 190 000 [2024]
52
Peru
Flag of Peru
4 164 770 000 [2024]
53
Guinea
Flag of Guinea
3 996 000 000 [2018]
54
Ghana
Flag of Ghana
3 924 780 000 [2024]
55
Italy
Flag of Italy
3 916 200 000 [2024]
56
Sudan
Flag of Sudan
3 900 520 000 [2021]
57
Hong Kong SAR
Flag of Hong Kong SAR
3 886 150 000 [2024]
58
Serbia
Flag of Serbia
3 642 640 000 [2024]
59
Oman
Flag of Oman
3 569 640 000 [2024]
60
Rwanda
Flag of Rwanda
3 542 500 000 [2024]
61
Romania
Flag of Romania
2 923 570 000 [2024]
62
Paraguay
Flag of Paraguay
2 658 790 000 [2017]
63
Greece
Flag of Greece
2 443 140 000 [2024]
64
Ireland
Flag of Ireland
2 380 640 000 [2024]
65
Brazil
Flag of Brazil
2 290 680 000 [2024]
66
Argentina
Flag of Argentina
2 265 890 000 [2024]
67
Lithuania
Flag of Lithuania
2 149 740 000 [2024]
68
Senegal
Flag of Senegal
2 022 350 000 [2024]
69
Slovak Republic
Flag of Slovak Republic
2 017 230 000 [2024]
70
Tunisia
Flag of Tunisia
2 016 400 000 [2024]
71
Slovenia
Flag of Slovenia
1 953 660 000 [2024]
72
Morocco
Flag of Morocco
1 845 000 000 [2024]
73
Denmark
Flag of Denmark
1 775 630 000 [2024]
74
Colombia
Flag of Colombia
1 765 490 000 [2024]
75
Niger
Flag of Niger
1 754 490 000 [2017]
76
Mali
Flag of Mali
1 633 610 000 [2021]
77
Dominican Republic
Flag of Dominican Republic
1 559 420 000 [2024]
78
Costa Rica
Flag of Costa Rica
1 500 170 000 [2024]
79
Jordan
Flag of Jordan
1 433 350 000 [2024]
80
Cuba
Flag of Cuba
1 358 640 000 [2020]
81
Mongolia
Flag of Mongolia
1 172 790 000 [2024]
82
Guatemala
Flag of Guatemala
1 160 850 000 [2024]
83
Hungary
Flag of Hungary
1 109 300 000 [2024]
84
Togo
Flag of Togo
1 098 010 000 [2024]
85
Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia
1 064 130 000 [2024]
86
Georgia
Flag of Georgia
1 030 530 000 [2024]
87
Singapore
Flag of Singapore
955 000 000 [2024]
88
Finland
Flag of Finland
946 000 000 [2024]
89
Austria
Flag of Austria
920 105 000 [2024]
90
Yemen
Flag of Yemen
915 000 000 [2010]
91
Palestina
Flag of Palestina
883 236 000 [2023]
92
Haiti
Flag of Haiti
813 017 000 [2019]
93
Croatia
Flag of Croatia
804 407 000 [2024]
94
Cyprus
Flag of Cyprus
765 260 000 [2024]
95
Moldova
Flag of Moldova
743 885 000 [2024]
96
Switzerland
Flag of Switzerland
726 398 000 [2023]
97
Nicaragua
Flag of Nicaragua
703 395 000 [2024]
98
Lebanese Republic
Flag of Lebanese Republic
684 169 000 [2019]
99
Gabon
Flag of Gabon
680 400 000 [2024]
100
Estonia
Flag of Estonia
643 542 000 [2024]
101
Guyana
Flag of Guyana
631 783 000 [2017]
102
Latvia
Flag of Latvia
620 426 000 [2024]
103
Spain
Flag of Spain
620 370 000 [2024]
104
Botswana
Flag of Botswana
597 091 000 [2022]
105
Chile
Flag of Chile
577 412 000 [2024]
106
French Polynesia
Flag of French Polynesia
561 422 000 [2023]
107
Cape Verde Islands
Flag of Cape Verde Islands
540 834 000 [2024]
108
Libya
Flag of Libya
528 692 000 [2006]
109
Uruguay
Flag of Uruguay
512 000 000 [2024]
110
El Salvador
Flag of El Salvador
488 869 000 [2016]
111
Central African Rep.
Flag of Central African Rep.
475 335 000 [2019]
112
Bulgaria
Flag of Bulgaria
425 413 000 [2024]
113
Mauritania
Flag of Mauritania
416 305 000 [2024]
114
Benin
Flag of Benin
415 225 000 [2024]
115
Albania
Flag of Albania
384 720 000 [2024]
116
Afghanistan
Flag of Afghanistan
330 000 000 [2022]
117
Iraq
Flag of Iraq
327 227 000 [2018]
118
Luxembourg
Flag of Luxembourg
324 198 000 [2022]
119
Ukraine
Flag of Ukraine
307 488 000 [2024]
120
Belarus
Flag of Belarus
293 892 000 [2024]
121
Mauritius
Flag of Mauritius
282 408 000 [2024]
122
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Flag of Bosnia-Herzegovina
241 230 000 [2024]
123
Kazakhstan
Flag of Kazakhstan
240 634 000 [2024]
124
Qatar
Flag of Qatar
236 547 000 [2024]
125
Panama
Flag of Panama
234 681 000 [2023]
126
UAE
Flag of UAE
211 175 000 [2024]
127
Montenegro
Flag of Montenegro
208 503 000 [2024]
128
Republic of Macedonia
Flag of Republic of Macedonia
199 762 000 [2024]
129
Samoa
Flag of Samoa
175 772 000 [2017]
130
Maldives
Flag of Maldives
171 195 000 [2024]
131
Bolivia
Flag of Bolivia
170 792 000 [2024]
132
Kuwait
Flag of Kuwait
165 985 000 [2023]
133
Jamaica
Flag of Jamaica
155 970 000 [2024]
134
Iceland
Flag of Iceland
138 972 000 [2024]
135
Ecuador
Flag of Ecuador
135 099 000 [2023]
136
Burkina Faso
Flag of Burkina Faso
134 820 000 [2020]
137
Azerbaijan
Flag of Azerbaijan
132 100 000 [2024]
138
Armenia
Flag of Armenia
122 703 000 [2024]
139
Malta
Flag of Malta
119 986 000 [2024]
140
Sierra Leone
Flag of Sierra Leone
119 316 000 [2021]
141
Seychelles
Flag of Seychelles
115 498 000 [2024]
142
Eswatini
Flag of Eswatini
114 993 000 [2023]
143
New Caledonia
Flag of New Caledonia
106 931 000 [2015]
144
Fiji
Flag of Fiji
103 053 000 [2020]
145
Barbados
Flag of Barbados
88 804 300 [2018]
146
Vanuatu
Flag of Vanuatu
80 077 600 [2023]
147
Trinidad & Tobago
Flag of Trinidad & Tobago
79 425 700 [2024]
148
Timor Leste
Flag of Timor Leste
68 256 200 [2021]
149
Honduras
Flag of Honduras
62 791 500 [2024]
150
Greenland
Flag of Greenland
58 761 000 [2012]
151
Bahamas
Flag of Bahamas
56 393 700 [2024]
152
Djibouti
Flag of Djibouti
50 675 100 [2023]
153
Cameroon
Flag of Cameroon
45 417 200 [2024]
154
Liberia
Flag of Liberia
40 394 500 [2016]
155
Brunei Darussalam
Flag of Brunei Darussalam
37 641 800 [2024]
156
Macau
Flag of Macau
34 288 500 [2024]
157
Gambia
Flag of Gambia
25 247 600 [2024]
158
Cambodia
Flag of Cambodia
22 943 500 [2024]
159
Faroe Islands
Flag of Faroe Islands
21 209 000 [2020]
160
Bahrain
Flag of Bahrain
18 967 000 [2024]
161
Guinea Bissau
Flag of Guinea Bissau
15 608 500 [2024]
162
Bhutan
Flag of Bhutan
13 990 200 [2024]
163
Suriname
Flag of Suriname
13 856 200 [2024]
164
Antigua and Barbuda
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
12 242 400 [2014]
165
Dominica
Flag of Dominica
11 454 700 [2017]
166
Monaco
Flag of Monaco
10 692 200 [2024]
167
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis
10 658 200 [2017]
168
San Tome
Flag of San Tome
9 883 610 [2024]
169
Andorra
Flag of Andorra
9 483 400 [2016]
170
Tonga
Flag of Tonga
7 581 920 [2018]
171
Lesotho
Flag of Lesotho
6 966 860 [2024]
172
South Sudan
Flag of South Sudan
6 910 030 [2023]
173
Belize
Flag of Belize
6 880 270 [2015]
174
Bermuda
Flag of Bermuda
5 165 900 [2024]
175
Congo
Flag of Congo
4 643 000 [2024]
176
British Virgin Islands
Flag of British Virgin Islands
4 587 410 [2018]
177
Grenada
Flag of Grenada
2 842 870 [2005]
178
Netherlands
Flag of Netherlands
2 073 840 [2024]
179
Kiribati
Flag of Kiribati
898 148 [2024]
180
Micronesia
Flag of Micronesia
895 519 [2003]
181
Comoro Islands
Flag of Comoro Islands
609 031 [2023]
182
Gibraltar
Flag of Gibraltar
606 723 [2021]
183
Saint Lucia
Flag of Saint Lucia
605 969 [2018]
184
Liechtenstein
Flag of Liechtenstein
516 834 [2024]
185
Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
Flag of Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
334 753 [2023]
186
Eritrea
Flag of Eritrea
300 000 [2013]
187
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
235 352 [2020]
188
Kyrgyz Republic
Flag of Kyrgyz Republic
211 108 [2024]
189
Saint Helena
Flag of Saint Helena
10 533 [2016]
190
Montserrat
Flag of Montserrat
507 [2006]
191
Tuvalu
Flag of Tuvalu
0 [2006]
192
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Definition and methodology
Total number of mobile short-message service (SMS) messages sent, both to national and international destinations