# WhatsApp Communities

WhatsApp Communities bring several related WhatsApp groups together under one umbrella, with an announcements space where admins reach every member at once. A community can hold up to 100 groups and 2,000 members.

Source: https://getkanal.com/whatsapp-marketing-glossary/whatsapp-communities  
Last updated: 2026-10-08

This page defines the term. The [WhatsApp Communities guide](https://getkanal.com/blog/whatsapp-communities-guide) covers community limits, the difference with a group and how to create one.

A community bundles groups that share a context, such as a school, a club, a neighborhood, or a customer program, and adds an admin-only announcement group broadcast to every member across the sub-groups.

For businesses, communities suit tight-knit use cases like VIP clubs, beta testers, or local customer groups. Unlike API broadcasts, there are no templates and no segmentation, so they complement opted-in marketing rather than replace it.

## Go deeper: articles

- [WhatsApp Community: What It Is and How to Create One (2026)](https://getkanal.com/blog/whatsapp-communities-guide): A WhatsApp community links up to 100 groups and 2,000 members around one announcement group. How it works, how to create one and how stores use it.
- [WhatsApp Group: How to Create One & 1024 Member Limit (2026)](https://getkanal.com/blog/how-to-create-a-whatsapp-group): A WhatsApp group holds up to 1,024 members. How to create a group on iPhone, Android and Web, add members, share an invite link, and go past the limit.
- [WhatsApp Channels: List, Link and Business Guide (2026)](https://getkanal.com/blog/whatsapp-channels-feature-guide): WhatsApp Channels for business: find the channels list, create a channel, share its link, read its insights, and compare Channels with newsletters.

## Related terms

- [WhatsApp Channels](https://getkanal.com/whatsapp-marketing-glossary/whatsapp-channels)