Texting Facts and Figures. History of text messaging, general texting facts.

• 65% of people send business text messages from their mobile phone on a daily basis

• 50% of people receive business text messages from a member of their team/ department/ office

• 47% of people receive business text messages from a colleague

• 36% receive business text messages from a customer or client

• 18% of people aged between 25 and 34 are most likely to send business texts

• 71% of people use business texts for setting 'reminders of meetings and appointments

• 18% of people used business texts for 'notifying people about new meetings and appointments

• 14% of people use business text for 'chasing up suppliers or new orders'

• 11% of people receive text messages from suppliers.
  

Source: MDA www.mda-mobiledata.org