WHATSAPP is one of the most popular apps in the world – and there's a neat trick that reveals how addicted you are to it.

You can check which of your friends you send the most messages to, and track the exact number of texts you've sent.

2 Are you a true WhatsApp addict? This trick will help you find out Credit: Reuters

WhatsApp has a hidden message counter built right into the app.

You can find the number of texts you've sent and received in a chat, and how many times you've shared locations.

It also shows how many photos, GIFs, videos, voice messages, documents and stickers have been sent – and the amount of storage space they're taking up.

Finally, you can even see exactly how much storage space your chat with a person is clogging up overall. Maybe your pals are a bigger burden than you thought?

2 You can find the message counter under Storage Usage Credit: The Sun

In any case, these figures can reveal who your true WhatsApp bestie really is.

But beware: you might find that you've sent tens of thousands of texts to someone, and realise you have a major WhatsApp addiction.

How to check WhatsApp message counter

First, open the WhatsApp app and click on the Settings tab.

Next, open the Data and Storage Usage panel, then click Storage Usage at the bottom.

Here you'll be presented with a big list of your chats, ordered in terms of storage space taken up.

The people are the top of the list will be sucking up the most storage, and can take up significant amounts if you trade lots of pictures or videos.

To see how many texts you've sent with a person, click on any of the chats and you'll get a breakdown of stats.

If that doesn't float your boat, check out this great WhatsApp trick that lets you read messages without letting the sender know.

There's also a cheeky hack to read deleted WhatsApp messages.

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You can sign up to the beta version of the app to get all of the latest features before the general public.

Another secret trick lets you change your WhatsApp font to confuse your mates.

And if that's not enough, here are 16 fun WhatsApp tips that will change the way you use the app forever.

How many texts have you sent to your WhatsApp bestie? Let us know in the comments!

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