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Number of Monthly Active WhatsApp Users 2013–2023

Since 2013, the number of monthly WhatsApp users around the world has grown 5 times. In 2023, WhatsApp is used by more than 2 billion people in over 180 countries every month.

Sources: statista.com March 2023

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How many people use WhatsApp in 2023?

WhatsApp has over 2 billion monthly active users (MAU) worldwide as of 2023. Source: whatsapp.com, statista.com

How many internet users consider WhatsApp their favourite social platform in 2023?

15.8% of working-age Internet users consider WhatsApp their favourite social platform. Source: datareportal.com

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Popular social networks for 2023

WhatsApp is one of the top three most popular social networks in the world in 2022.
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Favourite social networks in 2023

15.8% of social network users in the world named WhatsApp as their favorite.
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Learn how you can make money on WhatsApp

Here we have compiled a list of useful articles and guides for you to start selling on WhatsApp in a minutes.

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