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
|
3.33.206.4 | 8 |
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
|
14478 |
| Network | PoP | Location | Category | Sample IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Telecom Argentina
|
Mar del Plata | Argentina | ISP/Telco | 181.12.152.97 |
Converge ICT
|
Davao | Philippines | ISP/Telco | 143.44.181.99 |
PT Telkom Indonesia
|
Manado | Indonesia | ISP/Telco | 36.64.95.36 |
Ufinet
|
Loja | Ecuador | ISP/Telco | 45.71.187.226 |
Telekom Malaysia
|
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | ISP/Telco | 58.26.107.161 |
Orange
|
Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | ISP/Telco | 197.239.73.226 |
Spark
|
Auckland | New Zealand | ISP/Telco | 222.153.205.33 |
Jio
|
Jaipur | India | ISP/Telco | 49.44.172.162 |
Viettel
|
Hanoi | Vietnam | ISP/Telco | 171.229.22.164 |
Vodafone
|
Bristol | United Kingdom | ISP/Telco | 90.244.154.162 |
Claro
|
Arequipa | Peru | ISP/Telco | 179.6.178.32 |
|
Claro
|
Quito | Ecuador | ISP/Telco | 201.183.150.32 |
|
Telecom Argentina
|
Buenos Aires | Argentina | ISP/Telco | 181.30.193.98 |
|
Vodafone
|
Istanbul | Turkey | ISP/Telco | 212.65.153.98 |
|
Claro
|
Barranquilla | Colombia | ISP/Telco | 191.156.210.162 |
... and 14463 more on the Meta CDN edge network.