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

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and 1 more

Protocol and Port Statistics

Protocol	Port
TLS/SSL	TCP 5222
WhatsApp Call	UDP 3478
WhatsApp Chat	TCP 80
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 here.

Cloud Hosts	# of IPs
AWS Global Accelerator	2

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	13802

Network	PoP	Location	Category	Sample IP
Vi	Lucknow	India	ISP/Telco	1.38.8.224
Gruppo TIM	Porto Alegre	Brazil	ISP/Telco	186.229.101.34
Jio	Pune	India	ISP/Telco	49.44.255.226
Singtel	Singapore	Singapore	ISP/Telco	165.21.31.228
SFR	Montpellier	France	ISP/Telco	81.65.196.224
Telefonica	Sao Paulo	Brazil	ISP/Telco	201.0.243.34
Unitel	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolia	ISP/Telco	66.181.163.34
FPT Group	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	ISP/Telco	58.186.151.224
Jio	Nagpur	India	ISP/Telco	49.44.250.34
Airtel	Patna	India	ISP/Telco	116.119.84.162
Jio	Bhopal	India	ISP/Telco	49.44.233.96
Telmex	Guadalajara	Mexico	ISP/Telco	189.247.95.224
Mobily	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	ISP/Telco	157.240.167.98
Converge ICT	Manila	Philippines	ISP/Telco	202.69.182.34
Vodafone	Barcelona	Spain	ISP/Telco	77.226.71.98