Verizon has 65.7 million customers and during the month of February this year they’ve managed to send 20 billion text messages. That’s almost 305 SMS sent per user on average. Last year in June, somewhat smaller Verizon’s customer base (they did grow in the meantime) sent more than 10 billion text messages.
Commenting on the release, Verizon Wireless’ CMO said Mike Lanman: “The volume of text messages being sent and received by Verizon Wireless customers is growing exponentially. Whether it’s sports scores, news updates, the latest weather forecast, or the ‘joke of the day’, text messages are a tremendous way for anyone to stay on top of what’s happening in the world.”
“Not to mention all of the parents — and grandparents — keeping up with their kids, or kids texting each other throughout the day, text messaging is becoming an increasingly important way to communicate for people of all ages,” Lanman added.
Full “Verizon users sent 20 billion SMS in February” release is on PRNewswire.