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Rising in 88 countries since Thursday, 15 October 2026. Today: 8 countries.
- rising today
- 8
- at the peak
- 40 on 27 Oct
- first rising
- 15 Oct
- days rising
- 25
Why it’s rising AI-generated
WhatsApp, Meta’s messaging and social media service, is in headlines for a feature that speeds up sending recent photos without opening the gallery. App Store chart activity and Wikipedia reading rose in 87 countries from 7 October.
Based on canaltech.com.br (Brazil)
Written by an AI model from the data on this page and checked automatically against it. It can still contain mistakes. How these notes are written and checked.
Day by day
Countries where it was rising, each day
| Day | Countries |
|---|---|
| 13 Nov | 8 |
| 12 Nov | 6 |
| 11 Nov | 4 |
| 10 Nov | 3 |
| 9 Nov | 3 |
| 8 Nov | 0 |
| 7 Nov | 0 |
| 6 Nov | 0 |
| 5 Nov | 2 |
| 4 Nov | 23 |
| 3 Nov | 5 |
| 2 Nov | 7 |
| 1 Nov | 6 |
| 31 Oct | 12 |
| 30 Oct | 20 |
| 29 Oct | 37 |
| 28 Oct | 0 |
| 27 Oct | 40 |
| 26 Oct | 37 |
| 25 Oct | 25 |
| 24 Oct | 24 |
| 23 Oct | 33 |
| 22 Oct | 33 |
| 21 Oct | 39 |
| 20 Oct | 34 |
| 19 Oct | 17 |
| 18 Oct | 12 |
| 17 Oct | 13 |
| 16 Oct | 0 |
| 15 Oct | 4 |
How it spread
Each row is a country, in the order it started rising; each square is a day it was rising there. This is the order it appeared in, not a chain of cause.
Côte d’Ivoire8
Eswatini2
Rwanda1
Zimbabwe10
Brunei1
Costa Rica5
Ghana11
Grenada3
India14
Israel3
Montserrat2
Seychelles1
St. Vincent & Grenadines2
Tanzania12
Turks & Caicos Islands3
Uganda11
United Arab Emirates8
Cambodia1
Kosovo1
Kuwait10
Macao SAR China2
Nigeria8
Philippines2
Venezuela1
Show all 88 countries
Zambia2
Bolivia12
Brazil14
Colombia14
Ecuador13
Jordan10
Kenya11
Libya5
Mexico14
Morocco11
Peru14
Portugal11
Singapore12
Sri Lanka11
Algeria8
Burkina Faso5
Cayman Islands1
Dominican Republic4
Indonesia11
Kazakhstan7
Kyrgyzstan7
Malaysia14
Oman8
Qatar9
South Africa10
Tunisia6
Bahamas1
Denmark1
Fiji2
Guatemala11
Hong Kong SAR China1
Norway1
Pakistan1
Paraguay5
Romania7
Türkiye5
British Virgin Islands1
Panama1
Sierra Leone1
Ukraine1
Azerbaijan1
Bangladesh4
Niger1
Papua New Guinea2
St. Kitts & Nevis1
Nepal4
Argentina6
Congo - Kinshasa2
Georgia1
Angola1
Lebanon2
Spain4
Mauritania1
Senegal1
Bermuda1
Liberia2
Vanuatu1
Benin1
Serbia1
Sweden1
Guyana1
Jamaica1
Nauru1
Palau1
In the news
- WhatsApp já testa mensagens de texto de visualização única
techenet.com · Afghanistan · 13 Nov · found by GDELT - Buried by WhatsApp: How digital harambees changed Kenya's fundraising culturestandardmedia.co.ke · Kenya · 13 Nov · found by GDELT
- Fitur Undangan WhatsApp Bikin Gampang Kumpul Tanpa Aplikasi, Jamin Nomor Amankontan.co.id · Afghanistan · 12 Nov · found by GDELT
- WhatsApp Is Taking On Partiful With Expanded Events FeatureEngadget · Tanzania · 6 Nov · via Google Trends
- WhatsApp Events lets hosts invite those without a WhatsApp account | WhatsApp adding support for plus-one invitations | InshortsInshorts · Tanzania · 6 Nov · via Google Trends
- WhatsApp adds shareable event invites and a new Events hub9to5Mac · Tanzania · 6 Nov · via Google Trends
- Skip EPFO Website: Check Provident Fund Balance, Transactions On WhatsApp In MinutesNDTV · Nepal · 3 Nov · via Google Trends
- EPFO's new initiatives: How to access EPF passbook on WhatsApp; automatic settlement explainedCNBC TV18 · Nepal · 3 Nov · via Google Trends
Headlines from countries where it rose, found by Google Trends and GDELT. Each links to its publisher; we show only the headline.
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