How much does WhatsApp Messenger make?
About $1.2M a month on the US App Store, by our estimate from its Top Grossing rank on November 3, 2026. The likely range is $410k to $3.6M.
WhatsApp Messenger revenue estimate
WhatsApp Messenger by WhatsApp Inc. was about #182 overall, estimated from its category rank on November 3, 2026. At that position Fledly's model puts its US iPhone revenue at about $1.2 million a month in consumer spending, before Apple's commission. Treat it as a range: the true figure is likely between $410k and $3.6M.
Of the 125 US apps with a Top Grossing estimate in Fledly today, WhatsApp Messenger is #103 by estimated revenue, and #7 of 7 in Social Networking. It has 19 million ratings on the US store, averaging 4.7 stars.
How WhatsApp Messenger makes money
WhatsApp Messenger is free to download, so its Top Grossing revenue comes from in-app purchases and subscriptions inside the app.
How we estimate app revenue
Apple doesn't publish app revenue. Fledly estimates it from the US Top Grossing chart, which Apple ranks by consumer spending: about $70 million a month at #1, falling with rank (rank^-0.75 to #100, then 1/rank), and category ranks are first mapped to an overall rank. The true figure is usually within three times the estimate either way. The model and its error bars are explained in How much do iPhone apps make at each Top Grossing rank?, and you can try it with the app revenue calculator.
The estimate covers the US App Store on iPhone only, not other countries, iPad, Android or web sales. Fledly is not affiliated with WhatsApp Inc., and nothing here comes from the developer.
Frequently asked questions
How much does WhatsApp Messenger make a month?
About $1.2 million a month in US App Store consumer spending on iPhone, as of November 3, 2026, by Fledly's estimate from its Top Grossing rank. The likely range is $410k to $3.6M. This is an estimate, not a figure reported by WhatsApp Inc..
How does WhatsApp Messenger make money?
WhatsApp Messenger is free to download, so its Top Grossing revenue comes from in-app purchases and subscriptions inside the app.
Where does WhatsApp Messenger rank on the App Store Top Grossing chart?
On November 3, 2026 it was about #182 overall, estimated from its category rank.
How is this revenue estimate calculated?
Apple doesn't publish app revenue. Fledly estimates it from the US Top Grossing chart, which Apple ranks by consumer spending: about $70 million a month at #1, falling with rank (rank^-0.75 to #100, then 1/rank), and category ranks are first mapped to an overall rank. The true figure is usually within three times the estimate either way.
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