This statistic presents the number of messaging services used by adults in the United States in the past month in 2018. According to the findings, 34 percent of respondents reported to using only a single messaging service in the past month, while in comparison only four percent reported to be using six or more services.
Number of messaging services used by adults in the United States in the past month in 2018
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Activate. (November 12, 2018). Number of messaging services used by adults in the United States in the past month in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946764/number-messaging-services-used-adults-past-month-usa/
Activate. "Number of messaging services used by adults in the United States in the past month in 2018." Chart. November 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946764/number-messaging-services-used-adults-past-month-usa/
Activate. (2018). Number of messaging services used by adults in the United States in the past month in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946764/number-messaging-services-used-adults-past-month-usa/
Activate. "Number of Messaging Services Used by Adults in The United States in The past Month in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946764/number-messaging-services-used-adults-past-month-usa/
Activate, Number of messaging services used by adults in the United States in the past month in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946764/number-messaging-services-used-adults-past-month-usa/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Number of messaging services used by adults in the United States in the past month in 2018 [Graph], Activate, November 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946764/number-messaging-services-used-adults-past-month-usa/