There is a phone-number wall in front of Bigo Live, and this is the way through it. No code, no charge: a number that brings none is never billed. Rent one for the moment you need it: choose where it should come from, type it into Bigo Live, and read the Bigo Live code straight out of your SMS For U account. Behind that sit 1,400 services and numbers bought in markets on four continents.
How you get your code
- Start in SMS For U by looking up Bigo Live.
- The app lists the countries open for Bigo Live at this moment; choose one of those.
- Say yes, and a working number is on your screen immediately.
- Hand that number to Bigo Live at the phone number screen at sign-up, then trigger the code.
- Watch it land in SMS For U by itself, and paste it back where Bigo Live asked.
Why a phone number is asked for
Bigo Live confirms the sign-up with a phone number and uses the same number later to put the account back in your hands. Bigo Live asks for it on the sign-up form, before the account exists at all. The number goes in at: the phone number screen at sign-up. Bigo Live normally asks for the number once and does not come back to it afterwards.
What the code looks like
Bigo Live sends a short numeric code by SMS. Whatever Bigo Live texts to the number is delivered into your SMS For U account automatically, a few seconds behind Bigo Live, with nothing to forward. Codes from Bigo Live go stale fast; use it as soon as it lands rather than later. One number normally carries one Bigo Live account.
What can go wrong
Bigo Live accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for Bigo Live changes over time, because Bigo Live adjusts its checks and because the available ranges of numbers change. That is the honest state of it — we can hand you a number, we cannot make Bigo Live take it. Nothing on this page is a promise that Bigo Live will accept a number, and no success figure is printed here, because any figure would be out of date by the time you read it.
Countries we serve
Numbers for Bigo Live come from the 50 markets listed below, and the same list stands behind every other service in the catalogue. Read it as where we work, not as a statement that each of them is free for Bigo Live at this moment — ranges of numbers are used up and refilled through the day. Which of them you can really pick for Bigo Live is on the screen in the app where you choose one, and that screen is the only current answer.
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- France
- Spain
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Poland
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
- Ireland
- Czechia
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Greece
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Cyprus
- Malta
- Iceland
- USA
- Canada
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Colombia
- India
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Australia
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Turkey
- Ukraine
Common questions
How do I get a Bigo Live verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for Bigo Live and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at Bigo Live (the phone number screen at sign-up), and the code Bigo Live sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the Bigo Live number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the Bigo Live code arrive?
The Bigo Live code appears in your account within seconds of Bigo Live sending it. How long Bigo Live itself takes is up to Bigo Live and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no Bigo Live code arrives?
You do not pay for a Bigo Live number that brought no code. Cancel the order in the app and the payment is refunded as soon as the cancellation is confirmed. That is the whole rule, and it is why a failed Bigo Live attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for Bigo Live?
Bigo Live numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for Bigo Live at this moment is on the country screen in the app: that list moves through the day, and a page in a search index cannot keep up with it.
Can I use the same number for Bigo Live again later?
A used Bigo Live number is not reserved for you indefinitely. Bigo Live normally does not come back to it after sign-up, but if you need lasting access to the Bigo Live account, use a number of your own.