In total, nine of the top 20 cites were located in the West.

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The network cites a Pew Study that the total number of text messages sent monthly in the U.S. topped 188 billion in 2010.

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The article cites a BCG report that of total global household financial assets of JPY 9800 trillion equivalent (end 2010), one-seventh are held by households in Japan.

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