One carrier is responsible for most RCS messages in the US (Update: Not so fast?)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile has confirmed to Android Authority that 613 million RCS messages are sent over its network each day in the US. This comes shortly after Google announced that over one billion RCS messages are sent daily in the US. T-Mobile has since clarified Google and its own messaging figures. Update: May 20, 2025 (01:00 AM ET): T-Mobile has contacted us to clarify Google and its own RCS messaging figures. This comes after Google reported that over a billion RCS messages are sent each day in the US. It also follows our original follow-up article, seen below. T-Mobile issued the following clarification to Android Authority: Google is only reporting its Google Jibe RCS messages of which T-Mobile customers are sending 383M on average every day. What does that mean? Well, T-Mobile initially launched RCS using its own servers, but announced a transition to Google’s Jibe servers way back in 2018. You’d think this means the vast majority of the carrie ... Read full article.