Political parties on WhatsApp in Austria
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs has the most WhatsApp followers of the 9 parties measured in Austria, with 13,618. Counts read from each channel’s own page on October 9, 2026.
| # | Party | Position | Followers | 90-day change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sozialdemokratische Partei ÖsterreichsEurope › Austria | Centre leftS&D | 13,618 | +1,618 (+13.5%, 104d) |
| 2 | Mario KunasekpersonalEurope › Austria › Styria | Far rightPfE | 2,844 | +544 (+23.7%, 104d) |
| 3 | Die GrünenEurope › Austria | Centre leftGreens/EFA | 1,394 | +94 (+7.2%, 104d) |
| 4 | Karoline EdtstadlerpersonalEurope › Austria › Salzburg | Centre rightEPP | 919 | -11 (-1.2%, 43d) |
| 5 | Vorarlberger VolksparteiEurope › Austria › Vorarlberg | Centre rightEPP | 231 | +47 (+25.5%, 249d) |
| 6 | Miteinander für MauthausenEurope › Austria › Upper Austria › Mauthausen | — | 48 | +1 (+2.1%, 43d) |
| 7 | Volkspartei WieselburgEurope › Austria › Lower Austria › Wieselburg | Centre rightEPP | 44 | 0 (0.0%, 43d) |
| 8 | FPÖ Bezirk OberpullendorfEurope › Austria › Burgenland › Oberpullendorf | Far rightPfE | 16 | 0 (0.0%, 43d) |
| 9 | Volkspartei ReisenbergEurope › Austria › Lower Austria › Reisenberg | Centre rightEPP | 11 | 0 (0.0%, 43d) |
Total across ranked parties: 19,125 followers. Last checked October 9, 2026.
3 registered parties in Austria with no WhatsApp channel tracked yet
These parties are in the dataset, but we either found no WhatsApp Channel for them or haven’t read one yet. Know one we’ve missed?
- Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs FPÖno WhatsApp Channel
- NEOSno WhatsApp Channel
- Österreichische Volkspartei ÖVPno WhatsApp Channel
Followers by political position
Each party’s position comes from the group its MEPs sit in at the European Parliament, or from the national party a branch belongs to, not from our own reading of its politics.
Growing fastest
Change over the last 90 days, by percentage rather than headcount, so a small channel adding followers quickly is visible next to a large one.
- Vorarlberger Volkspartei +25.5% (+47 followers)
- Mario Kunasek +23.7% (+544 followers)
- Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs +13.5% (+1,618 followers)
Inside Austria
Reading these numbers
A follower count measures messaging reach, not support. It says how many people opted in to receive that party’s broadcasts on WhatsApp, which depends as much on when the party started promoting its channel as on how popular it is. Anyone can follow a channel, from anywhere.
Every figure comes from the channel’s own public page and is dated. A party with no reading is listed as not ranked rather than shown as zero. More on the method.