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WhatsApp Users by Country

India has the highest WhatsApp Users in 2021 (535.8M), followed by Brazil (139.3M) and United States (91.3M). Faroe Islands has the lowest (14.9K).

Facts & TriviaTech & Business179 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jun 27, 2024Original page
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WhatsApp Users, 2021

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 179 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
2.6M
Middle half 817.2K – 9.1M
Average
12.5M
179 countries
Highest
535.8M
India
Lowest
14.9K
Faroe Islands

Biggest changes · 2021 → 2024

10 countries have a value in both years.

Largest increases

Largest decreases

Data

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179 countries · # = rank by WhatsApp Users
#
1India535.8M
2Brazil139.3M
3United States91.3M
4Indonesia86.9M
5Mexico69.7M
6Russia66.7M
7Pakistan52.3M
8Germany51.9M
9Philippines51.2M
10Nigeria51M
11Turkey47.6M
12Bangladesh44M
13United Kingdom39.8M
14Japan38.6M
15Italy37.3M
16Spain35.3M
17Egypt35.3M
18Vietnam29.8M
19Thailand29.4M
20Colombia28.9M
21South Africa28.8M
22France25.1M
23Argentina24.5M
24Saudi Arabia23.2M
25Malaysia22.6M
26Myanmar19.2M
27Ethiopia16.2M
28Peru16.1M
29Poland15.8M
30Kenya13.9M
31South Korea13.5M
32Netherlands13.2M
33Ukraine13M
34Morocco12M
35Venezuela11.3M
36Chile11.1M
37Sri Lanka11M
38Algeria11M
39Ghana10.1M
40Tanzania9.9M
41DR Congo9.7M
42Romania9.7M
43Ivory Coast9.1M
44Canada9.1M
45Taiwan9.1M
46Sudan9.1M
47Nepal8.6M
48Kazakhstan8M
49Guatemala7.7M
50Ecuador7.4M
51Australia7.4M
52Switzerland6.8M
53Iraq6.7M
54Israel6M
55Cambodia5.6M
56Sweden5.6M
57Angola5.5M
58Austria5.4M
59Burkina Faso5.3M
60Senegal5.2M
61Uzbekistan5.1M
62Cameroon4.9M
63Uganda4.7M
64United Arab Emirates4.6M
65Singapore4.6M
66Czechia4.6M
67Finland4.5M
68Dominican Republic4.5M
69Portugal4.4M
70Afghanistan4.3M
71Belgium4.2M
72Mali4.2M
73Tunisia4.1M
74Mozambique4.1M
75Honduras4.1M
76Greece4M
77Hungary3.8M
78Yemen3.7M
79Bolivia3.7M
80Zimbabwe3.6M
81Niger3.6M
82Oman3.4M
83Paraguay3.4M
84El Salvador3.4M
85Kuwait3.2M
86Ireland3M
87Zambia2.9M
88Norway2.8M
89Costa Rica2.7M
90Slovakia2.6M
91Nicaragua2.5M
92Haiti2.5M
93Azerbaijan2.5M
94Guinea2.4M
95Benin2.4M
96Jordan2.3M
97Serbia2.3M
98Panama2.3M
99Denmark2.3M
100Malawi2.2M
101Bulgaria2.2M
102Lebanon2.1M
103Somalia2.1M
104Belarus2.1M
105Madagascar2.1M
106Croatia2M
107Republic of the Congo1.9M
108Uruguay1.9M
109New Zealand1.7M
110Togo1.7M
111Jamaica1.6M
112Sierra Leone1.6M
113Kyrgyzstan1.6M
114Puerto Rico1.6M
115Rwanda1.5M
116Mauritania1.5M
117Tajikistan1.4M
118Laos1.3M
119Libya1.3M
120Burundi1.3M
121Qatar1.3M
122Georgia1.3M
123Lithuania1.3M
124Albania1.2M
125Mongolia1.2M
126Bahrain1.1M
127Latvia1.1M
128Moldova1M
129Palestine1M
130Botswana977.2K
131Bosnia and Herzegovina920.6K
132Gambia897.4K
133Gabon895.6K
134Slovenia823.5K
135Papua New Guinea810.9K
136Armenia809.4K
137Trinidad and Tobago806.1K
138Chad714.5K
139Mauritius691.5K
140Cyprus691.1K
141Namibia670.5K
142Estonia596.5K
143Turkmenistan545.7K
144Central African Republic514.4K
145North Macedonia487K
146Liberia414K
147Eritrea398.6K
148Luxembourg389.9K
149Fiji303.3K
150Timor-Leste296.7K
151Malta284.3K
152Suriname283.4K
153Montenegro276.7K
154Guinea-Bissau269K
155Equatorial Guinea229.9K
156Bhutan221K
157South Sudan219.7K
158Brunei207.1K
159Guyana205.7K
160Bahamas187.8K
161Barbados172.1K
162Iceland170.2K
163Djibouti146.9K
164Belize133.1K
165Saint Lucia85.4K
166Solomon Islands85.4K
167Vanuatu57.8K
168New Caledonia52.4K
169Antigua and Barbuda50.5K
170Saint Vincent and the Grenadines47.6K
171Seychelles43.5K
172Grenada43.4K
173Andorra39.5K
174Dominica31.6K
175Saint Kitts and Nevis27.6K
176Liechtenstein20.5K
177Greenland19.3K
178British Virgin Islands17.7K
179Faroe Islands14.9K

What correlates with WhatsApp Users (2021)?

Pearson r against 1,426 other country metrics sharing at least 108 countries, 1 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher WhatsApp Users tend to score higher on these

  1. Individuals Who Completed Primary Series COVID Vacc.COVID Vaccines by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 173
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  2. Adult PopulationWealth per Adult by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 152
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  3. Total SpeakersAverage Number of Languages Spoken by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 179
    Plot
  4. Individuals Given at Least 1 Dose COVID Vacc.COVID Vaccines by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 173
    Plot
  5. 2005Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 179
    Plot
  6. 2000Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 179
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher WhatsApp Users tend to score lower on these

  1. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 152
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  2. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 139
    Plot
  3. Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = −0.27 · weak · n = 121
    Plot
  4. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 172
    Plot
  5. GGGI Economics ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 141
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  6. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 176
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest WhatsApp Users?
India has the highest WhatsApp Users in 2021, at 535.8M, followed by Brazil (139.3M) and United States (91.3M).
Which country has the lowest WhatsApp Users?
Faroe Islands has the lowest WhatsApp Users in 2021, at 14.9K.
What is the median WhatsApp Users across countries?
The median is 2.6M across the 179 countries with data in 2021.
Where does this whatsapp users by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: WhatsApp Users by Country - Mobilesquared; WhatsApp Statistics for 2024 – Verloop Labs.