Record entry · Africa

WhatsApp

Added 17 Aug 2026Mentions 218Sources 31Days of coverage 16

Why this name is on the record

WhatsApp was added automatically on 17 Aug 2026 after 218 mentions across 31 sources over 16 days. 81% of that coverage came from a single subject area.

Who WhatsApp moves with

Names most often reported alongside it; bigger circles and heavier lines mean more shared documents. A dashed circle has no page of its own yet.

Africa · 430 shared documents
AI · 321 shared documents
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UN · 163 shared documents · no page of its own yet
Meta · 159 shared documents
Immigration · 131 shared documents
South Africa · 130 shared documents
Crypto · 118 shared documents
Google · 110 shared documents
Kenya · 106 shared documents

For developers

GET https://sigb.ai/api/registry?slug=whatsapp

{
  "slug": "whatsapp",
  "state": "active",
  "detail": {
    "state": "active",
    "source": "ontology",
    "label": "whatsapp",
    "promotedAt": "2026-08-17",
    "category": "africa",
    "evidence": {
      "mentions": 218,
      "sources": 31,
      "days": 16,
      "concentration": 0.812
    }
  }
}

The record behind this page, as data. The live response also carries the registry date and version.

Walk the record from WhatsApp

Open where it comes from, follow a claim or a related name, and use the trail to come back. Every step says what it is, how it stands and when. Machines read the same record.

WhatsApp

Entity.

Evidence: 1,006 documents · 137 separate publishers · a mention shows the name is in use, not that any claim about it is true
Standing: A name from our starting list; its record is kept up to date automatically from coverage
Time: first seen 24 Apr 2026, last seen 6 Oct 2026
Measured: 18% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
As of: 6 Oct 2026