WhatsApp is the Meta messenger launched May 3 2009 by Jan Koum and Brian Acton, and Google Search interest for whatsapp sits at 63 of 100 for the week of August 22 2026. That reading is down 3.08% from 65 on August 15 and up 1.61% from 62 on July 25, per Trends MCP get_growth on Google Search. Estimated weekly volume is 182,823,529. The 261-week series peaks at 100 on October 9 2021, so this week is 37 points under the stored high. Google Play had WhatsApp Messenger at rank 1 as of August 26 2026 02:01 UTC, with App Store Top Free at rank 11. Same-week 2025 was 64. Data pulled August 26 2026 from source google search.
WhatsApp search interest right now
Google Search interest for whatsapp is 63 for the week of August 22 2026, up 1.61% from 62 on July 25, with get_growth also printing -3.08% over 7 days from 65 on August 15 and Google Play ranking WhatsApp Messenger at 1 as of August 26 02:01 UTC.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Latest value (week of August 22 2026) | 63 |
| 30-day change | +1.61% (62 on July 25 2026 to 63) |
| 90-day change | -8.7% (69 on May 23 2026 to 63) |
| Peak value and date | 100 on October 9 2021 |
| First seen date | August 28 2021 (57) |
| Estimated weekly volume | 182,823,529 |
| 7-day change | -3.08% (65 on August 15 2026 to 63) |
| Google Play rank | 1 as of August 26 2026 02:01 UTC |
| App Store Top Free rank | 11 as of August 26 2026 00:01 UTC |
The 0-100 scale is relative Google Search interest. 63 is a plateau with huge volume, not a breakout.
About WhatsApp
WhatsApp is an instant messaging and voice app owned by Meta Platforms, launched May 3 2009 by Jan Koum and Brian Acton in Mountain View, California, after the California company formed on February 24 2009 and shipped on the Apple App Store that May.
Facebook agreed to buy the company on February 19 2014 for about $19.3 billion. The app had 900 million users in 2015, more than 2 billion active users in February 2020, and 3 billion monthly active users as of May 2025, which Wikipedia calls the most popular messenger. WhatsApp Business launched in January 2018 and had about 200 million monthly users in 2023. Stable clients listed for March 2026 include iOS 26.10.74 on March 20 and Android 2.26.10.72 on March 14. Wikipedia notes WhatsApp Plus, an optional paid tier, launched May 27 2026, and Kunal Shah became head of WhatsApp on June 22 2026. People search the name to install the app, recover accounts, and check outages.
What the time series shows
The stored Google Search series for whatsapp runs 261 weeks from August 28 2021 at 57 to August 22 2026 at 63, a 1,820-day window that stays in the 50s to 70s after one early spike and a repeating Christmas dip.
Same-week prints read 65 on August 26 2023, 67 on August 24 2024, 64 on August 23 2025, then 63 this week. The series peaks at 100 on October 9 2021. May 31 2025 printed a local 75. August 2026 ran 65, 64, 65, then 63. growth_label is regular because +1.61% over 30 days sits under +100% and -8.7% over 90 days is not a 500% surge. speed_label is stationary because the 30-day percent change is under 10%. seasonality_label is low. volatility_label is low; last-52 week-over-week sample standard deviation is 7.25% (n=52, skip 0). The four labels are derived from this series. Google Search data is the source behind every percentage on this page. Readers comparing messengers to chatbots can start at the ChatGPT topic page.
Related topics
Same-day Google Search get_growth readings from the August 26 2026 pull sit beside this keyword, each an App Store Top Free or Google Play neighbor, so the 63 print can be read against other install queries rather than against a generic social spike.
- chatgpt: +1.3% over 30 days (77 on July 25 to 78 on August 22)
- tiktok: -7.69% over 30 days (78 on July 25 to 72 on August 22)
- facebook: -6.45% over 30 days (31 on July 25 to 29 on August 22)
- instagram: -10.0% over 30 days (70 on July 25 to 63 on August 22)
- threads: 0.0% over 30 days (11 on July 25 to 11 on August 22)
whatsapp at 63 matches instagram's latest value on a different volume base. chatgpt at 78 is the closer chatbot print. threads at 11 is Meta's newer app. Those growth figures are Google Search. App ranks also sit on the App Store Top Free API page and in TikTok trend coverage.