The number of short messages sent nationwide in 2006

In China, the rapid growth of short message service began in 2000, and then it grew geometrically. According to the data released by the Ministry of Information Industry, the total number of short messages sent in China has increased by 2 17 times in five years, from 65,438 billion in 2000 to 21700 million in 2004. In 2005, the number of short messages sent nationwide reached 304.65 billion, an increase of 39.9% over the previous year. Based on the lowest 0. 1 yuan, the short message market revenue in 2005 exceeded 30 billion yuan. From June 5438 to July 2006, the number of short messages sent by mobile phones reached 238.5 billion, up 44.9% year-on-year. In 2006, the number of short messages sent exceeded 400 billion, increasing by more than 20% every year.