Why does WhatsApp number processing have to be done by country?

When using WhatsApp for customer communication or data collection, many teams will directly put all numbers in the same list for processing.

But as the amount of data increases, it will soon be discovered that WhatsApp numbers that are not differentiated by country are almost impossible to manage for a long time.

Where do the country differences in WhatsApp numbers come from?

WhatsApp numbers essentially rely on international calling rules, different countries have:

• Country code length
• local number structure
• Whether leading zeros are allowed
• There are differences in all aspects

If these rules are ignored, number data will suffer from numerous formatting problems during the collation stage.

What are the practical problems caused by not distinguishing between countries?

Frequently asked questions include:

• The format cannot be unified
• Subsequent cleaning rules are complicated
• Unable to determine the applicable market of the number

When the data scale increases, these problems will be magnified exponentially.

The correct way to deal with WhatsApp numbers

A more reasonable way is:

• Group ahead by country or market
• Unify national rules in the generation and cleansing stages
• Output a clearly structured number data set

This is also the basic logic emphasized by Dingdang Assistant when handling WhatsApp numbers.

Conclusion

WhatsApp numbers are not “global” data.

Only by handling it by country from the beginning can we avoid repeated sorting at a later stage.

FAQ

Does a WhatsApp number have to have a country code?
Yes, the country code must be included in international usage scenarios.

Can one number be used in multiple countries at the same time?
No, the numbering rules are determined by the country.

Does small-scale WhatsApp data also need to be divided into countries?
Whenever expansion is possible, it is necessary.

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