History of the text message

By 2015boss

  • First text message sent

    First text message sent

  • Text messaging just getting started

    Text messaging just getting started

  • Text messaging picks up

    Text messaging picks up
    The end of 2000, the average number of messages per user reached 35

  • Text messaging becomes popular

    Text messaging becomes popular

  • good uses of texting

    In 2001, text messaging played an important role in deposing former Philippine president Joseph Estrada.

  • text messaging becoming addictive

    text messaging was confirmed to be addictive by the study at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium in 2004.

  • Text messaging becoming the most widly used mobile data service

    Today text messaging is the most widely used mobile data service, with 74% of all mobile phone users worldwide or 2.4 billion out of 3.3 billion phone subscribers at end of 2007 being active users of the Short Message Service. In countries such as Finland, Sweden and Norway, over 85% of the population use SMS.

  • European text use

    European average is about 80% and North America is rapidly catching up with over 60% active users of SMS by end of 2008.