As of 2024, 77 percent of the Belgian population used instant messaging services. This figure represented an increase of approximately 148 percent compared to 2010. Overall, the share of the population sending and receiving messages online has remained at around 70 percent in recent years.
Percentage of the population that uses online messaging services in Belgium from 2010 to 2024
Characteristic
Share of the population
2024
77%
2023
71%
2022
69%
2021
69%
2020
71%
2019
64%
2017
64%
2016
62%
2015
56%
2014
56%
2013
53%
2012
52%
2011
44%
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Statbel. (November 28, 2024). Percentage of the population that uses online messaging services in Belgium from 2010 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/568931/share-of-the-population-that-posted-an-online-message-in-belgium/
Statbel. "Percentage of the population that uses online messaging services in Belgium from 2010 to 2024." Chart. November 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/568931/share-of-the-population-that-posted-an-online-message-in-belgium/
Statbel. (2024). Percentage of the population that uses online messaging services in Belgium from 2010 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/568931/share-of-the-population-that-posted-an-online-message-in-belgium/
Statbel. "Percentage of The Population That Uses Online Messaging Services in Belgium from 2010 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/568931/share-of-the-population-that-posted-an-online-message-in-belgium/
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Percentage of the population that uses online messaging services in Belgium from 2010 to 2024 [Graph], Statbel, November 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/568931/share-of-the-population-that-posted-an-online-message-in-belgium/
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