This page answers one question with our own numbers: does WhatsApp send a code to a virtual number? Every figure comes from real purchases in the SMS For U app.
47%
got a code · 111 purchases · last 90 days
- First number
- 33%
- Median time to code
- 58 s
- Works best in
- Colombia, Philippines
In SMS For U data from 111 purchases in the last 90 days, WhatsApp sent a code in 47% of purchases. Updated November 4, 2026.
| Code received | First number | Median time | Purchases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| last 90 days | 47% | 33% | 58 s | 111 |
| last 30 days | 51% | 36% | 58 s | 100 |
Works best in
| Code received | First number | Median time | Purchases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 65% | 48% | 47 s | 23 |
| Philippines | 86% | 77% | 58 s | 22 |
How we measure
Every purchase counts once, including all replacement numbers in that purchase. A purchase is a success when the app sent a code.
“First number” shows how often the very first number already got the code. The median time runs from the moment the number was ready until the code arrived.
Test, demo and internal orders are excluded, and so are orders that are still running. We show a rate only after 30 purchases for an app or a country, and a country within an app only after 20.
The page shows sums only. No phone numbers, no customers and no single purchases.
Why do some apps refuse virtual numbers?
Apps fight spam and fake accounts. Some check the type of a number and refuse numbers they see as VoIP or as used before. Others send the code but limit how often a number can sign up.
That is why the rate differs so much between apps, and between countries for the same app.