Number of SMS sent in France
The rise then decline of SMS, in the face of the surge in messaging apps.
According to ARCEP's Electronic Communications Observatory, number of sms sent in france reaches 88,490 millions of units in 2024 in France. The maximum over the period was recorded in 2015 (202,554 millions of units). Between 2000 and 2024, the change amounts to +5,915.7 %.
Latest value
88,490
millions of units · 2024
All-time peak
202,554
millions of units · 2015
Change over the period
+5,915.7 %
2000 → 2024
| Year | Value (millions of units) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 88,490 |
| 2023 | 99,663 |
| 2022 | 110,283 |
| 2021 | 119,476 |
| 2020 | 136,575 |
| 2019 | 159,855 |
| 2018 | 171,407 |
| 2017 | 184,443 |
| 2016 | 200,952 |
| 2015 | 202,554 |
| 2014 | 196,561 |
| 2013 | 193,164 |
| 2012 | 182,953 |
| 2011 | 146,389 |
| 2010 | 102,776 |
| 2009 | 63,015 |
| 2008 | 34,653 |
| 2007 | 19,236 |
| 2006 | 15,050 |
| 2005 | 12,597 |
| 2004 | 10,335 |
| 2003 | 8,188 |
| 2002 | 5,523 |
| 2001 | 3,508 |
| 2000 | 1,471 |
SMS was long the universal messenger of the French mobile. Its volume exploded in the 2000s before receding with the rise of data-based messaging apps. The curve tells this shift in usage — and reminds us that an SMS remains the most universal channel for reaching any mobile, with no app.
Source: Observatoire des communications électroniques (ARCEP). Open Licence / Etalab 2.0. Updated: 30 July 2026.
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