WhatsApp Tests Larger Group Chats with up to 1,024 People

Oct. 10, 2022

WhatsApp has been quick to add new features to its popular messaging app of recent. After recently rolling out the ability toexit groups silently(via Twitter), the company is now testing the ability to add more people to group chats. WhatsApp has been doubling the group participants limit over time, and it is set to receive another increase soon. Let’s look at all the details in this article.

WhatsApp allowed users to only add up to 256 members in a group conversation for the longest time. This limit wasbumped up to 512 participantsonly a couple-odd months ago, along with the rollout of anew WhatsApp calling UIandup to 32 participantsin a voice call.

Apart from the increased group chat participants limit, WhatsApp is also working on the ability to show a list ofpending group invitations. So the admins will be able to see new invitations and have the power to approve your request to join a group. But a new upcoming feature that we are most excited about is the ability tocreate polls within WhatsApp. Yeah, the messaging app is also testing poll creation in beta with a select few users, so keep an eye out for that as well.

There is currently no official information for when the WhatsApp Communities feature will roll out, but the company is actively preparing new group-related features for a complete experience.