Emoji Statistics and Facts (2022)
Last Updated on: February 23rd, 2022
Here are a few of the most interesting Emoji statistics and facts I was able to dig up in my internet travels. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
How many emoji are there:
Last updated 4/9/19
Year when first emoji was created:
Official date of World Emoji Day:
July 17
Country of origin of emojis:
Percentage of US adult internet users that have used an emoji in social media or text messages:
Last updated 2/2015
Percentage of internet-using women that are frequent emoji users:
Last updated 9/30/15
Percentage of internet-using men that are frequent emoji users:
Last updated 9/30/15
Age group that are most frequent users of emoji:
Last updated 10/14/15
Most tweeted emoji to date:
Tears of Joy (14.5 billion mentions)
Last updated 3/20/16
Percentage of Instagram comments that contain an emoji:
Last updated 5/2/15
Annual increase in emoji usage in marketing messages:
Last updated 3/24/16
Estimated number of emoji-containing mobile messages that were sent by brands in June 2015:
Estimated number of emoji-containing mobile messages that were sent by brands in June 2016:
Open rate for mobile push notifications that contain emojis:
Last updated 2/27/17
Increase in mobile push notification open rate when they contain an emoji:
Last updated 2/27/17
Increase in the number of mobile push notifications that contain emojis from 2015-16:
Number of People and/or Smiley emoji:
Last updated 4/9/19
Number of Animals & Nature emoji:
Last updated 4/9/19
Number of Food & Drink emoji:
Last updated 4/9/19
Number of Travel & Places emoji:
Last updated 4/9/19
Number of Activity emoji:
Last updated 4/9/19
Number of Object emoji:
Last updated 4/9/19
Number of Symbol emoji:
Last updated 4/9/19
Number of Flag emoji:
Last updated 4/9/19
Average number of emojis sent on Facebook each day:
Last updated 7/17/17
Average number of emojis sent on Facebook Messenger each day:
Last updated 7/17/17
Amount the emoji movie earned at the box office:
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these Emoji statistics come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.
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