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WhatsApp Messaging Limit Planner

See how many days a campaign takes at your limit — and exactly what moves you to the next level.

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Your messaging limit now

Find it in WhatsApp Manager → Account tools → Messaging limits. New business portfolios start at 250.

Days to reach everyone at your limit

20

Limit needed to send in one day

10,000

Send in batches of up to 250 people every 24 hours, or grow your limit first (see the steps).

How to reach 2,000

  • Complete Meta business verification (or have the partner who set you up verify your business), or
  • deliver 2,000 messages to different people, outside customer service windows, with high-quality templates, within 30 days.
  • Meta then checks your message quality. If it is approved, the limit goes to 2,000 straight away.

What counts: different people you start a chat with in any 24 hours. Replies to customers who wrote to you in the last 24 hours don't count. The limit belongs to your whole business portfolio and is shared by all its numbers.

Source: Meta for Developers — Messaging limits. Meta can change the rules; check WhatsApp Manager for your real limit.

How it works

Plan a campaign in 3 steps

1

Enter the audience

How many different customers you want to reach.

2

Pick your current limit

250, 2,000, 10,000, 100,000 or unlimited — shown in WhatsApp Manager.

3

See days and next steps

How many days it takes at your limit, and exactly what moves you up.

Meta's rules

Messaging limit levels

LevelHow you get there
250Where new business portfolios start
2,000Business verification, or 2,000 high-quality deliveries to different people within 30 days — then Meta checks quality
10,000 → 100,000 → UnlimitedAutomatic, one level at a time: high quality and at least half your limit used in the last 7 days

Source: Meta for Developers — Messaging limits. The limit is shared by all numbers in your business portfolio.

Messaging limit FAQ

What is the WhatsApp messaging limit?+

The number of different people your business can start a chat with in any 24 hours. Replies to customers who wrote to you in the last 24 hours don't count.

Is the limit per phone number?+

No. Meta sets it for the whole business portfolio and all its numbers share it.

How long does an upgrade take?+

From 250 to 2,000, straight after Meta approves your quality. Above that, within about 6 hours once both conditions are met.

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