According to a survey conducted by LocalCircles, 54 percent of the respondents across India answered that they had received an average of at least one to three spam or promotional messages on WhatsApp as of February 2023. The source revealed that WhatsApp users had noticed a rise in receiving spam messages on the instant messaging app compared to the previous year.
Average number of spam or promotional messages received on WhatsApp in India as of February 2023.
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LocalCircles. (February 23, 2023). Average number of spam or promotional messages received on WhatsApp in India as of February 2023. [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380424/india-number-of-spam-or-promotional-messages-received-on-whatsapp/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
LocalCircles. "Average number of spam or promotional messages received on WhatsApp in India as of February 2023. ." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380424/india-number-of-spam-or-promotional-messages-received-on-whatsapp/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
LocalCircles. (2023). Average number of spam or promotional messages received on WhatsApp in India as of February 2023. . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380424/india-number-of-spam-or-promotional-messages-received-on-whatsapp/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
LocalCircles. "Average Number of Spam or Promotional Messages Received on Whatsapp in India as of February 2023. ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380424/india-number-of-spam-or-promotional-messages-received-on-whatsapp/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
LocalCircles, Average number of spam or promotional messages received on WhatsApp in India as of February 2023. Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380424/india-number-of-spam-or-promotional-messages-received-on-whatsapp/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 17, 2025)
Average number of spam or promotional messages received on WhatsApp in India as of February 2023. [Graph], LocalCircles, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380424/india-number-of-spam-or-promotional-messages-received-on-whatsapp/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed