whatsapp.com Lookup
- Status
- Active
- Expires
- 2034-09-04
- Expires in 2897 days
- Registered
- 2008-09-04
- Domain age
- 18 years
whatsapp.com is registered through RegistrarSafe, LLC, and its current term runs until 4 September 2034. No one else can register it unless it lapses.
Checked 28 September 2026 over RDAPWho owns whatsapp.com?
whatsapp.com is registered to WhatsApp LLC through RegistrarSafe, LLC, as named in the public registration record.
whatsapp.com is the home of WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta.
The record was created on 4 September 2008 and last updated on 24 September 2025.
- Registrant org
- WhatsApp LLC
- Registrar
- RegistrarSafe, LLC
- IANA ID
- 3237
- Created
- 2008-09-04
- Last updated
- 2025-09-24
- Registry expiry
- 2034-09-04
- DNSSEC
- Unsigned
Show 6 status codes
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clientDeleteProhibitedThe remaining EPP prohibitions: clientUpdateProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited set by your registrar, serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited set by the registry, and the bundled registry lock services that apply several at once. Domain lock (update, delete and registry lock)
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clientTransferProhibitedAn EPP status that blocks the domain from being transferred to another registrar. It is a lock, not a problem, and most registrars set it by default. clientTransferProhibited
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clientUpdateProhibitedThe remaining EPP prohibitions: clientUpdateProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited set by your registrar, serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited set by the registry, and the bundled registry lock services that apply several at once. Domain lock (update, delete and registry lock)
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serverDeleteProhibitedThe remaining EPP prohibitions: clientUpdateProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited set by your registrar, serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited set by the registry, and the bundled registry lock services that apply several at once. Domain lock (update, delete and registry lock)
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serverTransferProhibitedAn EPP status that blocks the domain from being transferred to another registrar. It is a lock, not a problem, and most registrars set it by default. clientTransferProhibited
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serverUpdateProhibitedThe remaining EPP prohibitions: clientUpdateProhibited and clientDeleteProhibited set by your registrar, serverUpdateProhibited and serverDeleteProhibited set by the registry, and the bundled registry lock services that apply several at once. Domain lock (update, delete and registry lock)
Unchanged since 28 September 2026.
When does whatsapp.com expire?
whatsapp.com's current registration runs until 4 September 2034. Expires in 2897 days.
The owner can renew at any time before then, which moves the date forward by the renewal term. Large brands usually renew years ahead.
- Registered
- Grace period 45 days
- Redemption 30 days
- Pending delete 5 days
- Released
What happens if it isn't renewed?
An unrenewed .com name passes through fixed phases before it is released: a 45-day grace period in which the owner can still renew at the normal price, a 30-day redemption period in which recovery costs a fee on top of renewal, then 5 days pending delete, when no one can renew or register it. The durations are the .com registry's published figures.
When could it drop?
Only if it is not renewed. The earliest it could be released is 23 November 2034, if every phase runs its full length.
Is whatsapp.com available to register?
No. whatsapp.com is registered, so a registration attempt today would fail.
It only becomes available if the owner lets it lapse and it clears every phase above. Domain Watch checks the name twice a day and sends one email the day it is released.
How old is whatsapp.com?
whatsapp.com is 18 years old: it was first registered on 4 September 2008.
The creation date is when the current registration began. A name that dropped and was re-registered gets a new creation date, so this counts continuous registration, not first use.
The Internet Archive first captured a page on whatsapp.com on 24 January 2009 and holds captures from 18 different years.
Milestones
- 19 February 2014
- Facebook agrees to acquire WhatsApp, and whatsapp.com with it, for about $19 billion.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Unchanged since 28 September 2026.
What are whatsapp.com's DNS records?
whatsapp.com is served by 4 nameservers and publishes 2 address records and 4 MX records.
Its nameservers are classed as Host DNS.
- Nameservers
- a.ns.whatsapp.net b.ns.whatsapp.net c.ns.whatsapp.net d.ns.whatsapp.net
- A
- 157.240.205.60
- AAAA
- 2a03:2880:f213:c3:face:b00c::167
- MX
- 10 mxa-00082601.gslb.pphosted.com 10 mxb-00082601.gslb.pphosted.com 20 mx0a-00082601.pphosted.com 20 mx0b-00082601.pphosted.com
- SPF
- v=spf1 include:_spf.fb.com include:facebookmail.com -all
- DMARC
- v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:[email protected]; pct=100
Show 9 TXT records
- MS=ms22994725
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- Ghm7XCdpYQEendZNsepA80OBAhbN9sfITvUxiy9FNdOGBxeAQICCmLbuXm23hNaysns+wZ6GskJWMtWD1/Ha9Q==
- b42e0aa4-9d21-4a73-a111-fba236f1a835
- bFwlY7J2JzFYHw5qkQFcBD6EOr9JL4VBpYSXSk3p8lA
- slack-domain-verification=nRBGtO4znsPRYjkw5QqoXTNMh0Um600moF3unj2I
Unchanged since 28 September 2026.
Does whatsapp.com have a valid SSL certificate?
Yes. whatsapp.com serves a certificate issued by DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, valid until 4 October 2026.
Expiring Soon- Issuer
- DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
- Valid from
- 2026-07-06
- Valid until
- 2026-10-04
Unchanged since 28 September 2026.
Is whatsapp.com down right now?
This record covers whatsapp.com's registration, DNS and certificate, read once a day. It does not test whether the website is responding right now.
On 28 September 2026 its nameservers answered. Its certificate validated on 28 September 2026.
A name that is registered, answers DNS and serves a valid certificate but still will not load has a hosting or server problem, not a registration one.
Monitor your own domains the same way: expiry, status, DNS and SSL, with an alert the day any of them changes.