WhatsApp Application
The following page provides details on domains, networks, IPs, hosting services, and content delivery networks used by WhatsApp.
What is WhatsApp?
WhatsApp - Messaging
WhatsApp allows users to send text messages, make voice and video calls, and share multimedia messages such as photos and videos. It is a product from Meta/Facebook.
WhatsApp Domains
Primary Domains
Platform Domains
| Platform | Sample Domain | Details |
|---|---|---|
AWS Global Accelerator
|
{hidden}.awsglobalaccelerator.com | and 2 more |
Protocol and Port Statistics
| Protocol | Port |
|---|---|
| WhatsApp Call | UDP 3478 |
| WhatsApp Chat | TCP 443 |
| WhatsApp Chat | TCP 5222 |
| ... and 7 more | |
Peer-to-Peer Detection with DPI
Applications such as WhatsApp use peer-to-peer signaling protocols to establish direct connections between devices, often leveraging dynamic IP changes. Netify protocol detection is the best way to properly track this type of network session.
Hosting
| SaaS | Sample IP | # of IPs |
|---|---|---|
|
AWS Global Accelerator
|
13.248.128.237 | 5 |
WhatsApp primarily uses AWS Global Accelerator for its cloud hosting needs.
Content Delivery Network - Company CDN
WhatsApp uses an in-house company content delivery network (CDN). The CDN delivers content to very edge of the network and is often hosted inside Internet Service Provider (ISP) networks.
| Edge CDN | IPs |
|---|---|
Meta CDN
|
13640 |
| Network | PoP | Location | Category | Sample IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Digi
|
Bucharest | Romania | ISP/Telco | 81.196.26.162 |
Vocus
|
Sydney | Australia | ISP/Telco | 203.134.78.162 |
Mobily
|
Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | ISP/Telco | 157.240.167.98 |
Vi
|
Agra | India | ISP/Telco | 1.38.9.226 |
Gruppo TIM
|
Fortaleza | Brazil | ISP/Telco | 177.148.245.35 |
Telmex
|
Santiago de Queretaro | Mexico | ISP/Telco | 189.233.196.35 |
Telefonica
|
Santiago | Chile | ISP/Telco | 200.29.53.33 |
Three
|
London | United Kingdom | ISP/Telco | 92.40.254.225 |
Indosat
|
Jakarta | Indonesia | ISP/Telco | 116.206.8.98 |
|
Telefonica
|
Montevideo | Uruguay | ISP/Telco | 152.156.169.163 |
|
Telefonica
|
Fortaleza | Brazil | ISP/Telco | 201.0.245.33 |
Telekom Malaysia
|
Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | ISP/Telco | 210.187.80.34 |
Claro
|
Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | ISP/Telco | 201.17.46.161 |
Globe Telecom
|
Manila | Philippines | ISP/Telco | 1.37.40.99 |
Airtel
|
Patna | India | ISP/Telco | 116.119.65.161 |
... and 13625 more on the Meta CDN edge network.