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WHY TEXT?
189,700,000PEOPLE IN THE U.S. OWN SMARTPHONES
70%
UP TO
OF PRIMARY NUMBERS
ON YOUR CONTACT LIST
ARE CELL PHONES
MOBILE
MOBILE
MOBILE
MOBILE
MOBILE
MOBILE
MOBILE
HOME
HOME
HOME
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2005 2010 2013 2014 2015
8%
30%
39%
47% 48%
PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
EXCLUSIVELY WIRELESS
1992
1993
2000
2002
2007
2010
FIRST TEXT
MESSAGE SENT
MOBILE PHONES
GET THE CAPABILITY
TO TEXT
TEXTING TAKES
OFF. PEOPLE START
SENDING AROUND
35 TEXTS/MONTH
250 BILLION SMS
SEND WORLDWIDE
TEXTING
SURPASSES
CALLING
INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
UNION REPORTS THAT
200,000 SMS ARE SENT
EVERY MINUTE
THE EVOLUTION OF TEXT
CONSUMERS READ
OF TEXTS WITHIN
90 SECONDS
98%
CONSUMERS READ
OF EMAILS WITHIN
1 DAY
20%
ROUGHLY SIX-IN-TEN SMARTPHONE
OWNERS HAVE USED THEIR PHONE TO
GET INFORMATION ABOUT A HEALTH
CONDITION IN THE PAST YEAR
3.6MILLION
TEXT MESSAGES EXCHANGED
EVERY MINUTE IN THE US
OF PEOPLE
ARE CURRENTLY
USING TEXTING
FOR BUSINESS80%
OF PEOPLE
ALWAYS HAVE
THEIR PHONE
WITH THEM90%
77%
OF CONSUMERS WITH
TEXTING CAPABILITIES
AGED 18-34 ARE LIKELY
TO HAVE A POSITIVE
PERCEPTION OF A
COMPANY THAT OFFERS
TEXT CAPABILITY
Learn more about connecting with your customers through
automated text messaging at www.intouchconnections.com
877-476-8808
Annual Wireless Industry Survey • The Text Message Turns 20: A Brief History of SMS Businesses
Texting Grows More Widespread • 6 Facts About Americans and Their Smartphones
45 Texting Statistics That Prove Businesses Need to Take SMS Comscore Reports
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InTouch Connections text infographic

  • 1. WHY TEXT? 189,700,000PEOPLE IN THE U.S. OWN SMARTPHONES 70% UP TO OF PRIMARY NUMBERS ON YOUR CONTACT LIST ARE CELL PHONES MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE HOME HOME HOME 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 2005 2010 2013 2014 2015 8% 30% 39% 47% 48% PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY WIRELESS 1992 1993 2000 2002 2007 2010 FIRST TEXT MESSAGE SENT MOBILE PHONES GET THE CAPABILITY TO TEXT TEXTING TAKES OFF. PEOPLE START SENDING AROUND 35 TEXTS/MONTH 250 BILLION SMS SEND WORLDWIDE TEXTING SURPASSES CALLING INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION REPORTS THAT 200,000 SMS ARE SENT EVERY MINUTE THE EVOLUTION OF TEXT CONSUMERS READ OF TEXTS WITHIN 90 SECONDS 98% CONSUMERS READ OF EMAILS WITHIN 1 DAY 20% ROUGHLY SIX-IN-TEN SMARTPHONE OWNERS HAVE USED THEIR PHONE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT A HEALTH CONDITION IN THE PAST YEAR 3.6MILLION TEXT MESSAGES EXCHANGED EVERY MINUTE IN THE US OF PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY USING TEXTING FOR BUSINESS80% OF PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE THEIR PHONE WITH THEM90% 77% OF CONSUMERS WITH TEXTING CAPABILITIES AGED 18-34 ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A POSITIVE PERCEPTION OF A COMPANY THAT OFFERS TEXT CAPABILITY Learn more about connecting with your customers through automated text messaging at www.intouchconnections.com 877-476-8808 Annual Wireless Industry Survey • The Text Message Turns 20: A Brief History of SMS Businesses Texting Grows More Widespread • 6 Facts About Americans and Their Smartphones 45 Texting Statistics That Prove Businesses Need to Take SMS Comscore Reports SOURCES