It’s nothing new that BBM has become a staple for BlackBerry, nor is it a bold statement to say that BBM — or any other instant messaging app around, for that matter — has single handedly made text messaging not only irrelevant, but also not the cash-cow for carriers that it used to be. So, with the surge of BlackBerry users growing, have you ever wondered “How many BBM users their actually are?” Well, if you have, the the number is pretty staggering: 43 million currently active, growing at over 2 million per month; that’s not all, it has also seen explosive growth of over 110% over the last 12 months — whoa. Further: 70% of said users’ send messages daily, with over 100 billion messages sent monthly.

From the above slide you can see that social media usage amongst BlackBerry users is going nowhere but up, especially with the forthcoming launch of facebook for PlayBook. Looking at hard facts, does any of this surprise you? Leave a comment letting us know.