According to NMHH data, the total of 20 billion minutes of initiated call traffic measured in 2015 exceeded 28 billion minutes by 2021, a 5% average increase per year.

By European comparison, the Swedes are the most talkative, talking on the phone for almost 6 hours a month.

At the other end of the spectrum, the Dutch talk the least, using their phones only 135 minutes a month.

The European average is 227 minutes.