SMS turns 30

Over the last three decades SMS has exploded in popularity, and today, the humble text message has emerged as the go-to form of communication for billions of people and an ever increasing number of businesses.

But, 30 years ago, when the first text message was sent, it was a revolution that changed the way we communicate. So, let’s celebrate the 30th anniversary of SMS together.

Download this infographic and discover some interesting fact about P2P and business SMS.

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Interesting statistics about SMS

55%

of businesses have sent SMS to their customers 

95%

of SMS’ are read in the first 3 minutes

36%

is the CTR rate for SMS with a link

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