How Emoji Fanatics Are Shaping the Future of Messaging

Studying the emoji elite

Text messaging is not known for its nuance, which is why emojis have been embraced to provide context, tone and fun. New research from emotional intelligence platform Emogi uncovered the Emoji Elite, heavy texters who add smileys to 15 percent of their messages. An astounding 2.8 trillion emojis will be sent this year, per the study, a figure that would jump higher if there were more emoji choices.

Source: Emogi Research Team

Infographic by Andrey Smirny