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4 sourced facts about instant messaging and texting, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.

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The basics

What is the standard character limit of a single SMS text message (using the common 7-bit encoding)?

Answer160 characters

That limit was set based on an analysis of how long typical postcards and Telex messages tended to be.

Source: Wikipedia (SMS) (2024) en.wikipedia.org

Going deeper

On Christmas Day 2006 alone, about how many text messages were sent in the UK?

Answerover 205 million

Holidays have long been peak days for text messaging traffic.

Source: Wikipedia (SMS) (2006) en.wikipedia.org

About how much did Facebook (now Meta) pay to acquire WhatsApp in 2014?

Answer$19 billion

The deal included $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in Facebook shares.

Source: Wikipedia (WhatsApp) (2014) en.wikipedia.org

Expert level

By 2010, the global SMS messaging business was earning about how much per year?

Answerabout $114.6 billion

A later 2013 estimate put the global SMS business's total worth even higher, over $240 billion.

Source: Wikipedia (SMS) (2010) en.wikipedia.org

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