Sms History-Sms Historical Facts

• The first text message was sent in 1992
• Over 70% of mobile phone users send text messages
• Text messages contribute to 20% of operator revenues
  
• 94% of 18-24 year olds send personal texts (MDA Professional text messaging report 2003)
• 34% of those aged between 18-24 send 36 or more messages a week (MDA Professional text messaging report 2003)
• 14% of people send business text messages on their mobile phone (MDA Professional text messaging report 2003)
• On New Year's Day 2003, the number of text messages sent in one day topped one hundred million for the first time, and on New Year 's Day 2004, the daily total reached 111 million messages
• On New Year's Day 2005, the highest daily total ever recorded by the Mobile Data Association was reached, when 133 million messages were sent
• The Mobile Data Association predicts that 30 billion text messages will be sent during 2005
• 78 million text messages were sent by Britons on Valentine's Day 2003, 6 times more than traditional cards and a 37% increase on text figures for 2002.
• 65 million text messages were sent throughout the UK on the last day of the 2002/3 Premiership (11th May 2003)

• In December 2004, 2.4 billion text messages were sent in Britain as the traditional Christmas card was dumped in favour of a seasonal text message.  
• UK mobile phone owners now send 72 million text messages on a typical day across the four UK GSM network operators
• On average, 3 million messages are sent every hour in Britain.
• UK text message figures for December 2004 topped 2.4 billion, 2.2 billion for November 2004 ,  and over 2.3 billion for October
• GCSE results - 79 million text messages were sent throughout the UK on 26th August 2004
• A-Level results - 67 million text messages were sent throughout the UK on 14th August 2003. On August 19th 2004, the day last year's A-level results were announced, 81 million messages were sent.
• The first local and mayoral electoral vote in the UK by text message took place on 23rd May 2002
• 95% of all text messages are delivered within 10 seconds
• 23% of world-wide mobile users use SMS more than once a day
• 55% of world-wide mobile users who SMS more then once a day are 18 years old or younger
• 53% of Northeners use their mobile phone for sending/receiving personal text messages
• 67% of women in the UK classify themselves at 'text competent' - MDA Mother's Day survey
• 51% of women would rather receive a text message than a card on special occasions - MDA Mother's Day survey
• Who sends you personal texts? - 80% said friends/ 61% partner/ 39% parents/ 22% children -MDA Professional text messaging report 2002
• 50% of women use text messaging as a way of keeping in contact with friends and family - MDA Mother's Day survey
• 42% of women recognise text as a way of sharing a popular interest with their children -MDA Mother's day survey
• A text message is the best way to show you care, according to 47% of women - MDA Mother's day survey
• The peak hours for texting are between 10.30pm and 11.00pm
• You can send the same text to up to 50 people with group texting
• There are a huge range of services that can send you text updates e.g Movie reviews, bank balances, sports, weather.
• The Rt. Hon Tony Blair MP became the first UK Prime Minister to use text message technology to talk directly to the people on 25^th November 2004, answering questions submitted in advance by text message from members of the public as well as in real-time in a mobile phone chat-room, transmitted live from No. 10 Downing Street

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