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If the SMS is still used widely to convey its best wishes for a good year, it has less of the rating. It has been two years now that sending this type of message is down at the moment for new year’s eve. Confirmation this year with the figures provided by three operators.

The Orange operator has identified 94.9 million SMS between 21 h and 2 h in the night from Saturday to Sunday, a decrease of 6 % compared to last year. At the same time, Bouygues has counted 45 million text messages sent, a drop of 9.7 %.

good-bye SMS, hello MMS

At Free, the number of SMS sent in the same time period amounted to 60 million this year, a decrease of approximately 4 % compared to last year. The operator SFR has so far not disclosed its figures.

This decline in the number of SMS does not, however, mean that the French do not exchange more than vows through their smartphones. Sending photos and videos is now a popular option and the simple SMS containing the text turns into a MMS.

instant messaging have also ” taken over “

The sending of these has jumped to 8,63 % in Orange (7.1 million) and 13.5 % (3,39 million) at Bouygues, between 21h and 2h of the morning in the evening of 31 December. The other two operators did not release figures.

According to Bouygues, the applications such as WhatsApp or iMessage have also “taken over” SMS. “For the first time, the majority of the messages have been sent from the 4G on the day of 31/12, with 60 % of the volume,” said the group.

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