Over a billion RCS messages are sent daily in the United States, with Google sharing this statistic.
RCS, a communication protocol replacing SMS and MMS, was championed by Google and recently adopted by Apple in iOS 18.
The 1 billion daily RCS messages include text exchanges between Android and iPhone users, offering enhanced features like higher resolution media support, audio messages, and cross-platform emoji reactions.
While iMessage remains the default for iPhone to iPhone conversations, RCS has improved texting experiences between iPhone users and Android users.