Guide
How to see your WhatsApp chat stats, and who really texts more
WhatsApp doesn't have a stats screen, but you can still see your WhatsApp chat statistics. Export the chat (it takes ten seconds), then run it through an analyzer that counts it on your phone. Here's how on iPhone and Android, and what you'll find out.
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Step 1: export the chat on iPhone
This saves a copy of the chat as a text file. Nothing changes in WhatsApp, and the other person isn't notified.
- Open WhatsApp and open the chat you want.
- Tap the person's name at the top of the screen.
- Scroll down and tap Export Chat.
- Choose Without Media. It's much smaller and quicker, and the counts are the same.
- Save it to Files, or open it straight in the analyzer.
Step 1: export the chat on Android
The menu is in a slightly different place, but the result is the same file.
- Open WhatsApp and open the chat.
- Tap the three dots in the top right corner.
- Tap More, then Export chat.
- Choose Without media.
- Save it to your phone or Drive, or share it straight to the analyzer.
Step 2: what a chat analyzer can tell you
Once a tool reads the export, it can count things you'd never count by hand. On yourlovewrapped, a chat becomes a Wrapped story with these slides:
- Total messages, and who sends more of them
- How many times you've each said I love you
- Your busiest hour of the day
- How many messages you've sent after midnight
- Your longest daily streak
- Who texts first in the morning, and how often
- Your top words and top emoji
- The very first message in the chat, if you choose to show it
Who texts more, and what it means
Who texts more is the stat everyone checks first. If one of you sends lots of short messages, that person wins easily. Look at who texts first in the morning, too. It tells you more about who's thinking of whom than the total does.
Treat the numbers as a laugh. Your busiest hour says when you're both free, and your top word is probably 'ok'.
Keep your chat private
A chat export holds everything you've ever sent that person. Before you drop it into any WhatsApp chat analyzer, check where the file goes. Some tools upload it to their server to process it.
yourlovewrapped counts the export in your phone's browser. Only the numbers and short phrases (your counts, top words, top emoji, and the first message if you choose to show it) are saved. The messages themselves never reach our server.
If you turn the stats into a gift, the page is hidden from search engines, the link has a random part nobody can guess, and you can add a 4 digit passcode.
Questions
Is there a WhatsApp wrapped?
WhatsApp doesn't make one, but you can. Export the chat, open it in yourlovewrapped, and it turns into a story you can tap through and send to the other person as a gift.
How do I see who texts more on WhatsApp?
Export the chat (tap their name, then Export Chat on iPhone, or three dots, More, Export chat on Android) and open it in a chat analyzer. It counts each person's messages for you.
Does the other person know if I export our chat?
No. Exporting makes a copy of the chat on your phone. WhatsApp doesn't send them a notification.
Should I export with media or without?
Without media is faster and gives the same counts. On yourlovewrapped, exporting with media lets you turn photos from the chat into polaroids.
Does it work with any date format?
On yourlovewrapped, yes. Exports from iPhone and Android work in any date format, so a phone set to another language or region is fine.