How many messages are sent on WhatsApp daily as of 2020?

As of 2020, about 100 billion messages were sent on WhatsApp each day. The milestone was reported in October 2020, showing how far the app had grown from its early years as a simple mobile alternative to SMS.

WhatsApp’s scale expanded alongside its global user base. By February 2020, the company reported more than 2 billion users worldwide, making it one of the largest communication platforms ever built. Messages include everyday text conversations as well as communication involving businesses and large international communities.

The 100-billion figure is a daily volume, not the number of active users. It also should not be confused with WhatsApp’s earlier milestones: the service handled about 1 billion messages per day in 2011, 10 billion in 2012, and more than 10 billion by 2014. Later reports often continue citing 100 billion as a benchmark, although daily traffic can change over time.