How to Create a WeChat Account Without a Phone Number

Do you have to cooperate with the Chinese for business?

Or are Chinese your potential customers?

If you have any chance to have to talk with Chinese online, then WeChat is a must-have tool because most of them use it for online communication.

It’s difficult to imagine how popular WeChat is in China. WeChat has the widest range of users in China, from young to old, from female to male, and from children to adults. As of the end of March 2023, WeChat boasts an astounding figure of over 1.3 billion monthly active users. WeChat is the only app on Chinese devices that is used every day. Yes, EVERY DAY. Apart from its basic function to talk and text online, WeChat integrates so many functions concerning nearly all aspects of people’s lives.

WeChat can be also used as a social media platform because of its Moments where people share their daily life with their WeChat friends. WeChat also contains a WeChat wallet allowing users to pay when shopping online or offline. Therefore, WeChat is also called the “do everything” app.

Does WeChat Registration Call for a Phone Number?

WeChat registration calls for a valid phone number for online identity verification. Due to its particularity and unique application purpose, it’s unnecessary to use your real SIM-card phone number to register an account on WeChat, which is especially true because WeChat isn’t your daily app but a tool used to talk with Chinese. Unfortunately, another SIM-card phone number costs a fortune, and worse still, it’s not so frequently used. Therefore, it’s of great necessity to move towards a smart way to help you keep a balance between privacy, business, and budget.

Now let’s dive into this article and learn how to sign up for a WeChat account using a SIM-card-free number.

How to Create a WeChat Account

The process of creating a WeChat account may differ slightly depending on the account type of WeChat and the region you are in.

To register a WeChat account, you’re required to prepare the following information,

• Image
• Full Name
• Phone Number Country
• Phone Number
• Password

By the way, WeChat offers you two ways to register your account. Our suggestion is to choose the first way, sign up via your mobile phone instead of via your Facebook account. Why? Because signing up via Facebook can be very annoying, even if you want to use your Facebook account as your WeChat account, you still need to provide your phone number in the end. So just choose to sign up via mobile phone number. Things will be much simpler.

Here is the steps to create a personal account:

1. Download the WeChat app from the App Store or Google Play Store, depending on your device.
2. Open the app and select “Sign Up”.
3. Choose whether to sign up with your mobile number or Facebook account.
4. If signing up with your mobile number, enter your name, region code, mobile number, and password.
5. Complete the security verification process, which involves dragging a puzzle piece to fit a slider and having a WeChat user scan your QR code to verify your account.
6. WeChat will send you a verification code via SMS, which you will need to enter to complete the registration process.
7. If you are outside of China, you will need an existing WeChat user to verify your account. The user must meet certain conditions, such as not having verified another user in the past month and having activated WeChat Pay if they are in China.

The first 6 ateps of the WeChat account verification process are simple, as it only involves filling in your details on the screen. However, the final step, which involves friend verification, can be a little tricky, especially if you’re not in China and don’t have any WeChat friends. If you can’t find anyone to verify your account, you can try reaching out to WeChat Support, but this method doesn’t always work. Alternatively, you can ask for help on online forums such as the WeChatVerifications group of Reddit and see if someone is willing to verify your WeChat account.

Here you may ask what should I do if I cannot register with my real phone number since WeChat is banned in some countries. Don’t worry! Now we will show you how to sign up for a WeChat account without your real phone number.

How to Register WeChat without Using My Real Phone Number?

The answer is to get a second phone number on the Dingtone app. Although WeChat has many restrictions for foreign users. Phone numbers in some countries may not be able to register WeChat Since WeChat is banned in the country, or you’ll need to have a Chinese friend to help you verify your account since you are not using a Chinese phone number.

Dingtone app will offer you a second phone number, with which you can sign up for a WeChat account from anywhere. The phone number you get from Dingtone is equivalently functional just like your real phone number. It can do everything you do with your SIM card compatible phone number but more, and it is for free!

How to Get A Second Phone Number on Dingtone?

The following steps will direct you on how to set up a free phone number on Dingtone very easily.

Just follow these steps and you’ll know what to do.

 First, download the Dingtone app on your device, mobile, or tablet. Open it after downloading and click “Connect” then go to “My Phone Numbers” and “Add a New Phone Number’’. The numbers on the list are all the phone numbers you’re using on Dingtone.

Then, choose a country you like for your phone number. Dingtone provides phone numbers from more than 20 countries, including America and most European countries. After selecting a country, type an area code or city name and then select the phone number you want. Click the number you want and click “Continue” at the bottom to enter the payment page.

Finally, you can choose either to pay for the services or get them for free. If you choose the latter, you may need the following steps to get free Dingtone credits.

How to Get Free Dingtone Credits? Dingtone offers many ways to let users get credits for free. The most common way to earn credits is to watch videos or invite your friends to sign up for the Dingtone app. For more ways to earn credits, you can refer to this article.

What Should I Do After I Get A Second Phone Number on Dingtone? And More.

Open WeChat and use your Dingtone phone number to register. After the steps we’ve mentioned earlier, provide the basic information about your WeChat account. You need to fill in all the blanks in order to go to the next step of registering on WeChat. After you fill in all the necessary information, press the green button to sign up. Then you need to read and accept Privacy Policy. After you finish reading, click the box “I have read and accept the above terms” and agree.

Apart from WeChat registration, Dingtone’s phone number can be also used to sign up for other social media accounts including Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, etc.

Or, it can be used as your phone number especially for a job so that your life and work can be clearly separated.

These are all you need to do to get a WeChat account without your own phone number. Now you can start using your WeChat account! Please make sure that you are following their rules, or your account may be blocked or suspended.

Apart from WeChat, Dingtone numbers have been verified to work with the following platforms or services:

NOTE: In the event that you encounter difficulties with SMS verification using Dingtone numbers (mostly due to policy restrictions imposed by the registration platforms), we strongly recommend contacting our support team for prompt assistance. You can reach us by sending an email to support@dingtone.me.