Search Google for WhatsApp Group Directory Websites

Some websites are entirely dedicated to accepting WhatsApp group submissions and listing their invite links publicly for anyone to join. You can easily find them by searching Google for terms like “whatsapp group links,” “whatsapp group invite,” and more. A simple Google search turns up results like WhatsGroupLink. WhatsGroupLink.com keeps an updated directory of public WhatsApp groups to join. The site is so popular that it has over 200,000 social shares. Select a category from the top to go to it directly, or scroll down to see a list of group names in each category. Once you’ve found a group you’re interested in joining, select it to open the corresponding WhatsApp group link in a new tab, select the green JOIN CHAT button to access the group and then JOIN GROUP from WhatsApp to join the group.

Search the App Store or Google Play for WhatsApp Group Directory Apps

Similar to the third-party sites mentioned above, you might be able to find mobile apps from third-party developers designed to list WhatsApp group links to join. Try searching for “whatsapp groups” on the App Store or in Google Play to see what comes up. The selection of apps is pretty slim. There are only a few poorly rated apps designed to serve as directories for WhatsApp groups on Google Play, and there’s only one on the App Store called Groups for WhatsApp. The app has a clean and straightforward interface with an easy-to-use category tab to find new groups by interest (in 28 categories). Once you’ve selected a group, tap the green Join Group button to open it and join it in your WhatsApp app.

The final place you can search for WhatsApp groups and links to join them is on your favorite social networks or forums. Here are some suggestions on where and how to look:

Facebook: Search “whatsapp groups” and then select the Groups filter. Some Facebook groups exist only to encourage people to share their group links and help others discover them. Tumblr: Search “whatsapp groups” or “whatsapp group links” to find posts from people sharing group links or entire blogs dedicated entirely to featuring groups to join. Reddit: Search “whatsapp group links” and browse through the thread results. The most relevant ones will likely involve promoting public WhatsApp groups for other users to join. Still, you might want to try sorting results by newest if you notice that most of the results you’re getting were posted a year ago or earlier.

In forums, use the search function (usually located at the top, above all the topics) to search terms like “whatsapp group” or even “whatsapp” to see what kind of thread topics or replies come up. Since forums are still a popular place online to discuss shared interests, you might be able to find postings that include WhatsApp group links to encourage forum users to take their discussion off the desktop web and onto a mobile platform.

WhatsApp groups are great for chatting with multiple people. The issue is WhatsApp doesn’t have a search function to search for different groups to join because the app is a messaging platform—not a social network. Keeping groups closed from search is also good because it prevents spam and helps protect group members’ privacy. While most WhatsApp groups are meant to be kept private and shared only among close friends, some group admins allow almost anyone to join by providing group invite links to the public, often published online. The trick is finding these types of groups and their invite links.