// Statistics
Number of SMS sent in France
The rise and then decline of SMS, faced with the surge of messaging apps.
According to ARCEP's Observatory of electronic communications, number of sms sent in france reached 88,490 millions of units in 2024 in France. The peak 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 French mobile phones. Its volume soared in the 2000s before receding with the rise of data-based messaging apps. The curve tells the story of that shift in usage — and reminds us that an SMS remains the most universal channel for reaching any mobile phone, without an app.
Source: Observatoire des communications électroniques (ARCEP). Open Licence / Etalab 2.0. Updated: 30 July 2026.
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