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Country by country
WhatsApp in each country we test
Blocked means every network we test there failed to open www.whatsapp.com, twice, while it opened elsewhere. “Turned away by the site” means WhatsApp itself refused visitors from that country.
| Country | Result | Since | How it fails |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChinaChina Unicom and China Mobile | Blocked | 29 Sep 2026* | the connection never completes on China Unicom and China Mobile |
| IranTwo connections | Blocked | 29 Sep 2026* | the name points to a private address on ArvanCloud |
| RussiaRostelecom and MTS | Blocked | 29 Sep 2026* | the connection never completes on Rostelecom and MTS |
| AustraliaTelstra and Optus | Opens | ||
| BelarusBeltelecom and MTS Belarus | Opens | ||
| BrazilClaro and Vivo | Opens | ||
| EgyptTwo connections | Opens | ||
| FranceOrange and Free | Opens | ||
| GermanyDeutsche Telekom and Vodafone | Opens | ||
| IndiaJio and Airtel | Opens | ||
| IndonesiaTelkom Indonesia and XL Axiata | Opens | ||
| ItalyTIM and Fastweb | Opens | ||
| MalaysiaTM Unifi and Maxis | Opens | ||
| NetherlandsKPN and Ziggo | Opens | ||
| PakistanPTCL and Nayatel | Opens | ||
| Saudi ArabiaTwo connections | Opens | ||
| South KoreaKT and SK Broadband | Opens | ||
| SpainMovistar and Orange | Opens | ||
| ThailandAIS Fibre and TOT | Opens | ||
| TurkeyTürk Telekom and Turkcell Superonline | Opens | ||
| UAEEtisalat and du | Opens | ||
| UKBT and Virgin Media | Opens | ||
| USComcast Xfinity and AT&T | Opens | ||
| VietnamViettel and FPT Telecom | Opens |
* The day monitoring began: the block may be older.
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History
Changes for WhatsApp
No confirmed changes since monitoring began on 29 Sep 2026. When a block appears or lifts, and a second test agrees, it shows up here.
Method
How we test
- Test machines on two big home-internet providers in each country open the homepage every day.
- A failure counts only when it happens twice on the same network, while the site opens from other countries.
- A change is published only after a second test, a few hours later, agrees. It’s dated from the first sighting.
- We test websites over home broadband. Apps, calls and mobile networks can behave differently.
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