+966 Country Code WhatsApp

Which Country Code is 966 in WhatsApp?

The Country Code +966 in Whatsapp refers to a phone number in Saudi Arabia.

This means that any message or call received on WhatsApp from a phone number that starts with the Area Code +966 will be from a Saudi Arabia phone number.

All WhatsApp messages with Area Code +966 are from Saudi Arabia?

If we receive a call or if we receive WhatsApp messages from a phone number that starts with an Country Code +966, this contact will have as origin a number of a SIM card originating from Saudi Arabia.

This does not mean that if we receive a WhatsApp message with this prefix it must be located in Saudi Arabia, but simply means that the SIM card is from this country. That is, a user can send or receive messages with a Saudi Arabia Area Code (+966) but being located in a different country.

Therefore, one should be careful if receiving messages from an unknown number with +966 Area Codes, as it could be a WhatsApp spam. Therefore if you do not know anyone from that country of origin, it is recommended that you do not respond and block that contact in the application.

Does calling or sending Whatsapp messages to phones with the country code +966 have an extra cost?

No, any message sent through the Whatsapp application will have the same cost regardless of the phone number contacted. So if you send a message to Saudi Arabia the cost will be the same as if you send it to a phone located in another country.