This is how chat programs replace telephone calls

According to NMHH data, the use of landline telephones has fallen drastically in the last two decades. In 2005, Hungarians talked for a total of 10 billion minutes on landlines, but by 2023 this number was only 2 billion minutes, which means an 80 percent decrease. The use of mobile phones also shows a decreasing trend: in 2018, one and a half billion SMS messages were sent in Hungary, while in 2023 there will be only one billion. The average time of mobile phone conversations is also decreasing: in 2021, an average of 321 minutes of initiated calls per private subscription fell to 304 minutes by 2023.