WhatsApp Application

The following page provides details on domains, networks, IPs, hosting services, and content delivery networks used by WhatsApp.

Description

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.

Full Name	WhatsApp Messenger
Category	Messaging
Web Link	WhatsApp - Home Page

Application Domains

The application domains data shown here is available in our Netify Data Feeds solution. The data is accessible via our IP API as well as downloadable datasets.

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Domains

Primary Domains

Primary Domains are owned and managed by the application vendor.

Platform Domains are often provided by hosting providers, content delivery networks, SaaS platforms and other third parties. It is important to identify these domains for DNS filters and hostname blocklists.

Platform Domains

AWS Global Accelerator

{hidden}.awsglobalaccelerator.com

and 1 more

Protocol and Port Statistics

Protocol	Port
WhatsApp Call	TCP 3478
WhatsApp Call	UDP 3482
WhatsApp Call	UDP 3478
WhatsApp Chat	TCP 443
WhatsApp Chat	TCP 5222

and 5 more

Netify DPI and Intelligence
This application uses a specialized protocol to establish peer-to-peer connections between two devices. The best way to properly identify WhatsApp on the network is by using Netify DPI.

Hosting

Cloud hosting vendors like AWS and Microsoft Azure provide cloud-based computing and network resources to deliver applications. The hosting platforms used by WhatsApp are summarized below by geographical points-of-presence (PoP). Each PoP can host many IPs to deliver an application.

Cloud Hosts	# of IPs
AWS Global Accelerator	4

Host	PoP	Location	IPs
AWS Global Accelerator	Anycast	Global	4 IPs

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	# of IPs
Meta CDN	13183

Network	PoP	Location	Category	Sample IP
TPG Telecom	Adelaide	Australia	ISP/Telco	203.219.43.33
Telus	Kamloops	Canada	ISP/Telco	207.194.64.164
Vodafone	Madrid	Spain	ISP/Telco	77.226.195.98
Gruppo TIM	Fortaleza	Brazil	ISP/Telco	177.148.245.35
Viettel	Hanoi	Vietnam	ISP/Telco	116.97.90.163
O2	Prague	Czechia	ISP/Telco	194.228.230.35
Jio	Hyderabad	India	ISP/Telco	49.44.88.162
Sky	Manila	Philippines	ISP/Telco	114.108.212.100
True	Khon Kaen	Thailand	ISP/Telco	171.98.218.34
Converge ICT	Manila	Philippines	ISP/Telco	202.69.182.34
Telefonica	Sao Paulo	Brazil	ISP/Telco	201.0.231.33
Orange	Cairo	Egypt	ISP/Telco	41.91.245.34
Globe Telecom	Cebu	Philippines	ISP/Telco	120.28.63.161
Orange	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	ISP/Telco	41.66.45.225
Claro	Maringa	Brazil	ISP/Telco	189.7.17.162