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Last updated: 22 September 2017

How to Send WhatsApp Message to All Contacts

May 21, 2015 By Lalit Kumar 64 Comments

Learn how to send a WhatsApp message to all or multiple contacts at once. There is, however, a WhatsApp broadcast limitation that is in place to discourage spammers.




WhatsApp is the new age method of easy and quick communication. WhatsApp is being used in hundreds of countries and by speakers of thousands of languages. The mobile app is easy to use and provides a host of useful features like Last Seen, use on PC, chat emoticons, read receipts etc. One such feature is WhatsApp Broadcast. This feature allows you to send a WhatsApp message to all your contacts.

I have been getting such messages on WhatsApp which seem to be one-made-for-all types. I knew that there must be a broadcast or bulk message feature in WhatsApp but I never bothered myself to look for it —well, after all, even without such explorations we waste a lot of time on WhatsApp anyway!

But yesterday when someone in office asked me if it was possible to send a WhatsApp message to multiple contacts, I decided to look into the matter. And I didn’t need to look too deep! WhatsApp Broadcast is very intuitive feature. Let’s learn how it works.

With WhatsApp, you can send message to all or multiple contacts in one go.

With WhatsApp, you can send message to all or multiple contacts in one go.

How to Send a WhatsApp Message to All Contacts

OK, first of all, let me clarify, that you can not send a WhatsApp message to all in one go. There is a limitation on WhatsApp Broadcast, it allows broadcast only to those people who have your phone number saved in their phonebook. This has been done to ensure that this feature is not used for spamming.

In order to send a WhatsApp message to multiple contacts, take the following steps:

  1. Open WhatsApp
  2. Tap the Menu Button to open the main menu
  3. Select New Broadcast
  4. Tap on the plus sign (+) to select contacts whom you want to send the bulk message
  5. Tap on Done
  6. Tap on Create

Now WhatsApp will open the message screen with all the selected contacts added as the recipients. Type the message and send it. Easy!

This broadcast list will be saved like any other chat conversation. You can open this list and send more messages in future.

Here is a YouTube video that demonstrate the above steps:

Edit WhatsApp Broadcast List

If you need to remove or add contacts in an already created broadcast list, you can do so.

  1. Open the broadcast list
  2. Tap on Menu Button
  3. Select Broadcast list info
  4. To remove a recipient from the list, tap and hold on their name. You will be given to Remove participant from broadcast list
  5. Tap on Add recipient… button in order to add more contacts in the list
Difference Between WhatsApp Broadcast and WhatsApp Group

Yes, it’s a good question. If you have used groups on WhatsApp, you may ask how WhatsApp Broadcast is different from WhatsApp Group! Well, the difference lies in anonymity. In WhatsApp Group, all the members know who are the other members of the group. Therefore, every group members know who all would receive a group message.

On the other hand, recipient list in WhatsApp Broadcast remains private. Recipients don’t come to know who else has received the message. Each list member receives your message as though it was sent only to him.

In email analogy, WhatsApp Group is like using CC (carbon copy) option. Whereas, WhatsApp Broadcast is like using BCC (blind carbon copy).

Go on! Open your WhatsApp and send your first broadcast message to all your friends! Should you have any question in this regard, please feel free to ask me through comments section. I will be happy to try and assist you. Thank you for using TechWelkin!

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Last updated: 22 September 2017 | Published on: 21 May 2015 | Authored and Edited by: Lalit Kumar and Team | Filed as: Home » Mobile Apps » How to Send WhatsApp Message to All Contacts

Filed Under: Mobile Apps

Lalit Kumar is the Principal Author and Founder of TechWelkin. He is a web explorer and he enjoys finding useful information on the Internet. He loves to put things together to create a bigger solution. Lalit is passionate about technology, languages and literature. You can contact Lalit via email (techwelkin [at] gmail [dot] com) or Facebook (facebook.com/techwelkin).

Comments

  1. S C Mittal says

    August 7, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    I want to send some files every month to my contacts through whatsapp. But whatsapp allows only 5 receiptents in one go. How can I send to all contacts in one go?

    Reply
  2. abhishek says

    June 11, 2019 at 5:36 pm

    hi
    i have 7k contacts in whatsapp. i need to send promotional content to all of them at a time.

    Reply
  3. Atik Ahmad says

    April 18, 2019 at 12:58 pm

    Hello Sir I Have Around 250 Whatsapp Group
    How To share A message To All Group in One Click
    please suggestion to me.

    Reply
  4. Liesl says

    February 19, 2018 at 6:48 pm

    how do i order my contacts on the boradcast list alphabetically?

    Reply
  5. ashish agarwal says

    September 30, 2017 at 4:29 pm

    Hi Lalit,

    I am unable to send broadcast messages to the people who have already saved since last week, my number in their contacts. I have almost 200 people in my Broadcast list out of that only 90 are able to receive it rest of them r not able to since last week , before that all of them were able to receive . I already confirmed as they have saved my no. too. Plz Help

    Reply
  6. TEJAS RAJENDRA WANI says

    June 14, 2017 at 12:03 pm

    Hi Lalit,

    I use whatsapp on iphone
    Iphone does have contacts arranged alphabetically but they appear multiple times in the list..
    e.g.
    Contact – Lalit Modi will appear in “L” and in “M” as well..

    When I make a broadcast lists
    numbers get added multiple times in different boradcast lists.

    Apparently same contact receives message multiple times when I send something to all contacts (all broadcast lists)

    Any solution for this..?

    Regards,
    Tejas

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      June 14, 2017 at 4:34 pm

      Go to Settings > Contacts in your iPhone and set both Sort Order and Display Order to First, Last. Try this, it may solve the problem.

      Reply
  7. nitin rastogi says

    November 8, 2016 at 10:37 am

    Dear Lalit Ji,

    i have a very important query : i have a group in phone book with around 200 numbers, Is there any way that i can import all of them to any whatsapp group in onego.

    Reply
  8. satbeer says

    October 14, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    Hello Sir I Have Around 400 Whatsapp Group
    How To share A message To All Group in One Click

    Reply
  9. Kondappa M says

    September 20, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    on updation of whatsapp
    1)presently the option to forward to broadcast list no longer available
    2)then how can we forward to multiple chats(contacts) in whatsapp

    Reply
    • new iphone user says

      October 23, 2017 at 1:28 pm

      the option for forward messages to broadcast list is available on phones other than iPhone. I am not sure of how to do this on an iPhone? any advise?

      Reply
  10. Rahul says

    September 15, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    Hi Any option availble for Export whatsapp group contacts??

    Reply
  11. RAVI says

    August 17, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    Hi,

    what will be the no of contacts can be addressed in one go while broadcast a message?

    Reply
  12. Swati Vira says

    August 4, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    Hi Lalit,

    Is it possible to create whats app groups thru an API, or a excel sheet.. I have 10000 mobile numbers who I will have to add to multiple group as one group only has 256. So that’s close to 40 groups .. it there any way except to create each group manually?

    Also I read in your chats that in a broadcast message is only delivered to those who have saved your number in their contacts? Is that correct?

    Thanks
    Swati

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      August 4, 2016 at 2:22 pm

      Hi Swati, an API based WhatsApp group creation is not yet available. And yes, broadcast message is delivered only to those who have saved your number in their mobile phone.

      Reply
  13. MiMi says

    May 1, 2016 at 1:26 pm

    Hi, is there any way to know if the receiving device has my phone number in it??I have been sending broadcast messages and I thought it is time for a clean up. I would like to delete those numbers that are not receiving my WhatsApp messages.

    Reply
  14. Amir says

    April 28, 2016 at 11:00 am

    Can someone know if the message you sent to them was copied and paste

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      April 28, 2016 at 11:24 am

      There is no difference between copy-pasted messages and typed messages.

      Reply
  15. Prasenjit Gogoi says

    April 25, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Dear Sir,

    I’ve been an active user of broadcast on my Nokia Lumia 535 Win.8.1 ever since I installed it a year ago. Never did I face any issue until now. The problem is with sending of IMAGE(S) via broadcasts. Currently using version 2.14.16.

    PROBLEM: Images sent via broadcast are not being transmitted. But text messages are through. Had tried contacting ‘whatsapp support’ with screen shots, etc. but their auto-response response suggests me to read the FAQ (which I already have but no mention about my current crisis).

    ATTEMPTS (on my part):

    # Tried re-installing the app a no. of times.
    # Deleted & re-created the broadcast list.
    # Noticed that this is occurring only with a certain list.
    # Latest version says something about encryption (end-to-end) and notifying me that some of my contacts are not having updated versions, etc. Are these the issues?

    HELP!! Simply because, I’m using this feature since 2015 with no issues at all, do have 200 odd subscribers, missing my graphics with only the texts being transmitted. Thanks in advance.

    Reply
  16. JAD says

    March 25, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    Why can’t we send a message to more than one broadcast list? Why either one group or one broadcast?

    Reply
  17. Santosh says

    March 13, 2016 at 11:13 am

    Hi Lalit,
    If I prepare broadcast list, how will I come to know who have received the message and who have not? Is it by clicking on message and then on (i) button ?
    Is there any other way to send message to multiple recipients on whatsapp who have not saved my number (other than forming a group)?

    Reply
  18. Zubair says

    February 22, 2016 at 10:40 pm

    You solved my toughest and biggest problem of sending same message to multiple contacts

    Reply
  19. Tafi says

    February 13, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    When I add someone in broadcast list, will they know that I added them in broadcast as group chat?

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      February 13, 2016 at 9:54 pm

      Broadcast and group chat are two different things. But when you add someone in broadcast list, the added person will not get any notification about it.

      Reply
  20. Abbas says

    February 11, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    Hi AM having issues sending images on broadcast list. its been 2 months now it is having issues. Earlier it was working but these days it fails to get deliver. It just keep on trying and then fails.

    Help.

    Reply
  21. Rami Dharmesh says

    January 29, 2016 at 8:32 am

    My broadcast message not delivered to all persons. Please help and give your opinion.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      January 29, 2016 at 10:38 am

      The only known reason for WhatsApp broadcast message not delivering is that the receiver has not saved your phone number in their phonebooks. But apparently there are other reasons as well. At present we can not say for sure what could be those reasons.

      Reply
      • Adil says

        November 7, 2017 at 4:54 pm

        In Broadcast only the person who saved our number can receive the message where as in group you can send to any one but problem is privacy..In group all recipients will be open. So any other way to send messages to multiple recipients in the list without group of broadcast list.

        Reply
  22. Satyadev says

    January 24, 2016 at 9:14 am

    Dear Lalit,

    I am in advertising business. Kindly suggest me how we can send advertisements to whatsapp numbers in a particular geographical area commercially.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      January 24, 2016 at 10:45 am

      Dear Satyadev, you’re asking me to help promote spamming. WhatsApp is not an advertising platform. Only Facebook, the owner of WhatsApp, can turn it into one. But until they provide a proper advertisement facility, all attempts to send unsolicited information on WhatsApp would be called spamming. And a breach of WhatsApp users’ privacy.

      Reply
  23. devika says

    January 19, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    Sir as you suggested I followed all steps to create a WhatsApp broadcast group. But when the screen opens to add the names, only individual names appear. I am part of two WhatsApp groups. Those group names or icons do not appear to be added in the broadcast list. Please help

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      January 19, 2016 at 5:37 pm

      You can not add WhatsApp groups in broadcast list.

      Reply
  24. sandy says

    December 24, 2015 at 1:14 pm

    I have a WhatsApp distribution list with members all having my phone number stored in their contacts. But for some reason some people don’t get the message delivered to them. And it gets delivered to others. What is the reason for this and how can this be rectified? Some of the recipients who want my messages were asking me. Is there anything I can do or something that the intended recipients can do to ensure they get the messages?

    Reply
  25. palak says

    December 21, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    Hello Lalit this is very nice and informative blog I like the way you describe the difference between WhatsApp group and broadcast group But I have a question. Suppose if we create a broadcast group of some unknown numbers (we are not available in their phone contact list) then they receive our message or not? If they don’t then it will be appreciated if you suggest any solution for that kind of problem
    Thanks in Advance
    Palak

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      December 22, 2015 at 12:16 pm

      Hello Palak, those who do not have your number saved in their mobile phone will not receive your WhatsApp broadcast. And if you’re seeking a get around solution, it might actually be bordering on spamming! :-) WhatsApp is not meant for spamming unknown people.

      Reply
  26. Nitin says

    December 17, 2015 at 11:51 am

    Hi Lalit, My number is saved to the receiver mobile phone. Yet, there are some persons who don’t receive my broadcasts message in whats app despite the fact that my number is their in contacts lists. If I send them individual messages, they receive it.

    Can you suggest what can be the issue. I am using iPhone 6plus.

    Regards,
    Nitin

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      December 18, 2015 at 11:19 am

      Nitin, we don’t know why exactly it happens because WhatsApp has not given us any clue. The only certain condition we known about is that your phone number must be saved in the receiver’s mobile. Another possibility is that there is a limit of about 250 contacts in a broadcast list. If your broadcast list has more receivers than the limit then some of the receivers may not get you broadcast message. These are just guesses. The problem could very well be with the WhatsApp server!

      Reply
  27. Bappaditya Basu says

    December 1, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    I can send message which I myself write in your suggested way, and also send video or photo by clicking on CREATE option,or by clicking on attachment sign,and then going to gallery.

    But I can’t send rather forward a message which was sent to me by some of my WhatsApp friends to a WhatsApp Broadcast. Would you kindly suggest me the way?

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      December 7, 2015 at 10:41 am

      You may not be able to forward a WhatsApp message to a broadcast list. You will have a create a message. But you can copy a message and paste it while creating a new message. Then you should be able to send it to your broadcast list.

      Reply
  28. Jalees says

    November 11, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    Hi Lalit,

    I am unable to send broadcast messages to the people who have already saved since last week, my number in their contacts. I have almost 150 people in my Broadcast list out of that only 120 are able to receive it rest of them r not able to since last week , before that all of them were able to receive . I already confirmed as they have saved my no. too. Plz Help.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      November 13, 2015 at 5:21 am

      Hi Jalees, as 120 people in the broadcast list have got your WhatsApp message, it shows nothing is really wrong on your side. There could be any number of reasons why the other 30 people did not receive the message. And I guess, mostly it will be related with their phones or network.

      Reply
      • Dr Maqsood Ahmad Shanawar says

        September 9, 2016 at 5:01 pm

        I am unable to send broadcast messages to the people who have already saved since last week, my number in their contacts. I have almost 235 people in my Broadcast list out of that only 120 are able to receive it rest of them r not able to since last week , before that all of them were able to receive . I already confirmed as they have saved my no. too. Plz Help.
        I have a WhatsApp distribution list with members all having my phone number stored in their contacts. But for some reason some people don’t get the message delivered to them. And it gets delivered to others. What is the reason for this and how can this be rectified? Some of the recipients who want my messages were asking me. Is there anything I can do or something that the intended recipients can do to ensure they get the messages?

        Reply
  29. Rachel V. says

    October 25, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    Does recipient(s) have to have Whatsapp installed to view video message??

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      October 26, 2015 at 6:00 am

      WhatsApp has to be installed on both sides.

      Reply
  30. Ashish says

    October 24, 2015 at 1:25 pm

    I have a doubt. I encountered something weird while in a whatsapp chat a message appeared and disappeared within like less than a minute, may be 30 seconds. How is that possible? Would it be that in the senders window the message bubble displayed a clock icon, however it had reached me, and the sender deleted it and it vanished from my phone? It sounds weird but it did happen…

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      November 2, 2015 at 5:58 am

      Yes, it indeed sounds very weird :-) Sorry, but I can not offer an explanation!

      Reply
  31. Payal says

    October 13, 2015 at 5:37 am

    Hi Lalit. I am facing a problem in WhatsApp. I have 8 broadcast each contains 70 contacts most of them saved my number but still unable to receive my message. Please suggest what can be done to send message to all of them.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      October 16, 2015 at 12:53 pm

      Hi Payal, those who have not saved your number in their phones, will not be able to receive your broadcast message.

      Reply
  32. Heena says

    September 30, 2015 at 7:33 am

    Can I send msgs to a group of contacts , who don’t have my contact saved ?

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      September 30, 2015 at 10:39 am

      If you’re part of a WhatsApp group, then the message sent to the group will be delivered to all members irrespective of whether they have saved your number or not.

      Reply
  33. TA SARMA says

    September 16, 2015 at 9:45 am

    Dear Lalit, Your tips are very useful and I tried posting the bulk messages through broadcast, which was created by selecting individual names (not groups I already have). But how to send a message in bulk to already created multiple groups ? Kindly clarify

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      September 17, 2015 at 5:49 am

      There is nothing to clarify :-) Now that the broadcast list has been created, just open the list, type the message and press send button! It works exactly the same way as you send message to an individual recipient.

      Reply
  34. Shrikrishna says

    September 15, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    My mobile display screen showing blank (white). Is it possible to copy contacts from it to another cell?

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      September 16, 2015 at 5:21 am

      Yes. Contacts in mobile phones are saved either on SIM card or on SD card (also known as memory card). Just take out both these card from the existing phone and insert them in another phone. You’ll be able to see and copy all the contacts.

      Reply
  35. KAPEYA GOPAL says

    September 13, 2015 at 3:34 am

    Can a person come to know if we add or remove him from our broadcast list?

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      September 16, 2015 at 5:43 am

      No, a contact does not come to know about addition unless he gets a WhatsApp broadcast message.

      Reply
  36. Marianne says

    September 6, 2015 at 6:23 am

    Hello, I sent a broadcast message to 85 persons. I was surprised to know that most of them didn’t receive my message. What was the problem and why they didn’t receive it. Please advice me what to do in order for them to receive it.
    Appreciate your help.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      September 8, 2015 at 6:17 am

      I am sorry Marianne, it usually does not happen. Most probably, it was just one off incident. But if it is repeatedly happening, there is something wrong with your mobile Internet connection or WhatsApp installation. Sometimes it’s difficult to suggest a specific solution without actually having the device in hand for tests.

      Reply
      • Khaled says

        September 17, 2015 at 2:51 pm

        BROADCASTING
        1. The sender number has to be saved as a contact on the receiving device.
        2. If the number is not in the receiving device, the broadcast message will not be received.
        3. Any reply made on the broadcast will appear to the sender only. No other broadcast receivers will be able to see the reply.

        Reply
    • suresh says

      February 14, 2016 at 12:27 pm

      It’s nothing. The problem is that when you send the message, the receiver must connected to Internet through 2g or 3g/4g etc. Most of the people connect to the mobile Internet connection only when they want to use it. That’s the reason they don’t get the broadcast message immediately.

      Reply
      • Anoo says

        October 2, 2019 at 7:25 pm

        Is there any option to deliver messages even the senders number is not saved in recipients contacts ?

        Reply
  37. manjut says

    August 29, 2015 at 5:13 am

    Broadcast has limit of 200. So you have to make 10 broadcast to cover our 2000 contacts

    Reply
  38. Nithya says

    June 17, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    Thank you for your detailed guidance. i would like to help my father in managing messages to his clients through WhatsApp Broadcast. But before getting started i would like to know as how i can send messages to as many as 2000?

    would be thankful if you could find a way for me.
    Thank you,
    Nithya

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      June 18, 2015 at 6:58 am

      Hi Nithya, you can include a contact in WhatsApp Broadcast only if that contact has your phone number saved in their phone book. If all those 2000 people have your father’s number saved in their phone book, I guess you can send them all a WhatsApp Broadcast.

      Reply

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