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American teenagers send 3,146 text messages a month, which translates to more than 10 messages every hour of the month that they are not sleeping or in school. Even the under 12 segment send 1,146 text messages per month, which is almost four text messages per waking hour that they are not at school.

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Iqbal Mohammed is Head of Innovation & Strategy at a digital innovation agency serving the DACH and wider European markets. He is the winner of the WPP Atticus Award for Best Original Published Writing in Marketing & Communication.
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