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gosimless

A subscription UK virtual phone number service: users generate a number to register and verify WhatsApp Business, Botim, Signal, Telegram, Google Voice, and more; SMS is forwarded to email and calls can be forwarded to an existing phone, and there are also UK business eSIM plans and a control panel.

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THE BUSINESS IN NUMBERS

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4,1332026-10 · Ending MRR / USD
Historical trend, missing values left blank02.4K4.9K2022-12:122023-01:192023-02:192023-03:192023-04:192023-05:192023-06:272023-07:162023-08:142023-09:112023-10:182023-11:452023-12:1392024-01:1792024-02:2972024-03:2442024-04:4522024-05:3312024-06:3492024-07:3972024-08:4602024-09:4902024-10:4732024-11:5742024-12:6622025-01:8082025-02:1,2062025-03:1,6562025-04:1,7782025-05:1,8592025-06:2,0612025-07:2,1282025-08:2,3102025-09:2,7142025-10:2,5462025-11:2,5122025-12:2,5322026-01:2,9482026-02:3,4282026-03:4,0902026-04:4,5542026-05:4,8752026-06:4,6322026-07:4,4442026-08:4,4192026-09:4,2092026-10:4,1332022-122026-10

Historical monthly records; Oct 2026 may be an incomplete month. MRR does not equal profit. Missing values left blank, negative values shown as recorded.

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PeriodEnding MRR / USD
2022-1212
2023-0119
2023-0219
2023-0319
2023-0419
2023-0519
2023-0627
2023-0716
2023-0814
2023-0911
2023-1018
2023-1145
2023-12139
2024-01179
2024-02297
2024-03244
2024-04452
2024-05331
2024-06349
2024-07397
2024-08460
2024-09490
2024-10473
2024-11574
2024-12662
2025-01808
2025-021,206
2025-031,656
2025-041,778
2025-051,859
2025-062,061
2025-072,128
2025-082,310
2025-092,714
2025-102,546
2025-112,512
2025-122,532
2026-012,948
2026-023,428
2026-034,090
2026-044,554
2026-054,875
2026-064,632
2026-074,444
2026-084,419
2026-094,209
2026-104,133
01 / PRODUCT & PEOPLE

Who does it serve and what problem does it solve?

Monthly subscription (from £5.99), no SIM, UK carrier numbers, capturing search entry points with a large volume of WhatsApp verification troubleshooting content.

Target Audience

Small businesses and sole traders who want WhatsApp Business but do not want to buy another SIM card or a second phone, and overseas users who need a UK number to receive verification codes

02 / BUSINESS MODEL

How does it charge?

subscription

Virtual numbers from £5.99/month; call forwarding to a phone 5p/minute; SMS to email free and unlimited; UK business eSIM plans (O2 and Vodafone pages; prices not checked separately); satisfaction guarantee

The above describes historical pricing. Check official website for current prices.

03 / ACQUISITION

Where do users come from?

Traffic estimate 2026-09: the top three channels are direct (36.42%), organic search, and referral, with paid at 0%, and 244 keywords in total, mostly long-tail WhatsApp verification troubleshooting terms such as my fongo number cannot receive voice calls from whatsapp's verification, how to unblock number on whatsapp, how to transfer esim from iphone to android, and buy number for whatsapp; the brand keyword gosimless ranks third. The website has 86 blog posts (58 in the WhatsApp Business category, about 2 a week) and product landing pages generated by region and plan, 129 URLs in total. The founder self-reported channels on Revenue record as Facebook, Instagram, SEO, blog, Google Ads, cold email, email marketing, and forums. Returning users renew monthly subscriptions, and MRR has slipped from $4.9K in 2026-05 to $4.1K.

Channel share, initial acquisition, and growth drivers are distinct; correlation does not imply proven causation.

04 / YOUR NEXT QUESTION

What remains to be verified?

The following are research questions, not established market opportunities.

  • What do target users actually pay for? Is there direct user feedback or paid interview evidence?
  • Are these historical prices still active today? What are the conversion, retention, and fulfillment costs?
  • Is the "Traffic estimate 2026-09: the top three channels are direct (36.42%), organic search, and referral, with paid at 0%, and 244 keywords in total, mostly long-tail WhatsApp verification troubleshooting terms such as my fongo number cannot receive voice calls from whatsapp's verification, how to unblock number on whatsapp, how to transfer esim from iphone to android, and buy number for whatsapp; the brand keyword gosimless ranks third. The website has 86 blog posts (58 in the WhatsApp Business category, about 2 a week) and product landing pages generated by region and plan, 129 URLs in total. The founder self-reported channels on Revenue record as Facebook, Instagram, SEO, blog, Google Ads, cold email, email marketing, and forums. Returning users renew monthly subscriptions, and MRR has slipped from $4.9K in 2026-05 to $4.1K." channel still viable? What resources do indie devs need to test it?
  • Whose needs are competitors failing to meet? Find specific evidence before deciding on your angle.

05 / BUSINESS EVIDENCE

Test stories with numbers

The following signals are used to audit cases, not to automatically validate product success or market opportunities.

4,133Snapshot MRR / USD (non-profit)
4,048Snapshot 30-day revenue / USD
2026-10-24Metric updated