Based on number of monthly active users (MAU). Figures calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ based on data provided by the source
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Data prior to 2022 was retrieved from earlier releases.
** Number of respondents in January 2022.
Number of respondents in 2021: 2,026.
Number of respondents in 2020: 2,072.
Number of respondents in 2019 : 2,053.
During a survey fielded in Brazil in January 2022 among internet users who own smartphones, around ** percent of respondents said they sent text messages via SMS at least once a month. This is ** percentage points below the share recorded two years earlier. Meanwhile, ** percent of respondents in 2021 stated that they received text messages via SMS.
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