+49 DeutschlandVirtuelle Telefonnummer

Germany virtual number for SMS codes +49

A Germany virtual number on VSIM is a real German +49 number you rent for one SMS code, with no SIM card and no contract, from $0.06. For 10 of 13 popular apps, German numbers are among the dearest tenth in the world, yet they deliver well for a few, such as Signal and PayPal. Read the light for your app before you cross.

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65% of recent orders got the code

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Price, paid once
$2.56
Tries per code
≈ 1.5 tries

65% of recent orders on a German number got the code, No. 11 of 28 countries. Most orders get through.

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91 apps on +49 · 33 with a measured rate

Which German number do you actually need?

Search results for “German phone number” mix four different products. Fill in the form the German way: tick the one box that applies, and the office stamps an honest answer on whether VSIM is the right counter.

Antrag auf eine RufnummerApplication for a phone number

Formular DE-49

Zutreffendes bitte ankreuzen · tick what applies

What do you need the number for?

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A German number for one SMS code

You are signing up for an app and need a +49 German number that receives the verification code now. That is exactly what VSIM sells: pick the app, get a number, read the code on your order page, and get the full price back if it never comes.

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Which apps get their code on a German number today?

Read it like a station board. Each app is a train to “code”: on time when at least half of recent orders on German numbers got the code, delayed between 20 and 49%, and cancelled below that, with the replacement route abroad that delivers better.

AbfahrtDepartures · +49 Deutschland

  1. BIGO LIVE – 90% $0.16≈ 1.1 tries pünktlichon time
  2. Signal No. 5 of 19 countries 82% $0.23≈ 1.2 tries pünktlichon time
  3. Nike – 76% $0.46≈ 1.3 tries pünktlichon time
  4. POF No. 3 of 21 countries 71% $0.44≈ 1.4 tries pünktlichon time
  5. PayPal No. 11 of 28 countries 65% $2.56≈ 1.5 tries pünktlichon time
  6. Immowelt – 58% $0.51≈ 1.7 tries pünktlichon time
  7. PUBG – 57% $0.24≈ 1.8 tries pünktlichon time
  8. Google No. 8 of 69 countries 50% $1.28≈ 2.0 tries pünktlichon time
  9. Instagram No. 8 of 37 countries 44% $0.53≈ 2.3 tries Verspätungdelayed
  10. Discord – 40% $0.16≈ 2.5 tries Verspätungdelayed
  11. Alibaba – 32% $0.64≈ 3.1 tries Verspätungdelayed
  12. Zoho No. 9 of 15 countries 32% $0.23≈ 3.1 tries Verspätungdelayed
  13. Taobao No. 7 of 15 countries 29% $0.28≈ 3.5 tries Verspätungdelayed
  14. Happn No. 5 of 9 countries 29% $0.45≈ 3.5 tries Verspätungdelayed
  15. Yemeksepeti – 29% $0.96≈ 3.5 tries Verspätungdelayed
  16. foodpanda No. 6 of 14 countries 28% $0.25≈ 3.6 tries Verspätungdelayed
  17. Eneba – 28% $0.96≈ 3.6 tries Verspätungdelayed
  18. Bolt No. 22 of 29 countries 27% $0.42≈ 3.7 tries Verspätungdelayed
  19. Grindr – 25% $0.12≈ 4.0 tries Verspätungdelayed
  20. Didi – 23% $0.49≈ 4.3 tries Verspätungdelayed
  21. AOL – 22% $0.20≈ 4.6 tries Verspätungdelayed
  22. Snapchat No. 8 of 27 countries 13% $0.23≈ 7.9 tries fällt auscancelled Ersatzverkehr: USA 95% for $0.16
  23. BlaBlaCar No. 10 of 10 countries 12% $0.16≈ 8.4 tries fällt auscancelled
  24. Wolt No. 16 of 18 countries 11% $0.72≈ 8.7 tries fällt auscancelled Ersatzverkehr: Austria 95% for $0.44
  25. Twitch No. 5 of 7 countries 10% $0.88≈ 10.5 tries fällt auscancelled Ersatzverkehr: Netherlands 96% for $0.20
  26. Tinder No. 82 of 98 countries 9% $1.60≈ 10.7 tries fällt auscancelled Ersatzverkehr: Argentina 100% for $0.26
  27. Zalo No. 39 of 42 countries 9% $0.13≈ 11.0 tries fällt auscancelled
  28. TikTok No. 32 of 56 countries 9% $0.32≈ 11.5 tries fällt auscancelled Ersatzverkehr: France 74% for $0.33
  29. Offgamers No. 13 of 18 countries 5% $0.46≈ 21.0 tries fällt auscancelled
  30. Fiverr – 4% $0.48≈ 23.0 tries fällt auscancelled
  31. Facebook No. 84 of 84 countries 1% $0.64≈ 81.3 tries fällt auscancelled Ersatzverkehr: Canada 50% for $0.92
  32. Apple No. 59 of 60 countries 1% $0.47≈ 153.8 tries fällt auscancelled Ersatzverkehr: Argentina 92% for $0.20
58 apps on sale with no timetable yetToo few recent orders for a rate. Each order is still refunded in full if no code comes.

Updated 23 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTC, refreshed every 15 minutes

Why does a German number cost more than almost anywhere else?

We priced the same code in every country that sells it. For 10 of these 13 popular apps, Germany sits in the dearest tenth of the world. A high price buys you a German number, not a better chance: the rate decides that. Pick an app to print its receipt.

Price of a WhatsApp code in every country that sells it, cheapest on the left; Germany is the red bar.
Cheapest country $0.19Germany120 countries, dearest on the right

VSIMPreisvergleich · Kassenbon

WhatsApp code, +49

Deutschland
$8.00
Middle price, all countries
$0.69
Aufpreis
+$7.31 11.6×
Price rank
119 of 120
Delivered on +49
not measured

Best route todayBrazil · 73% · $4.80

Take that route

Vielen Dank · prices live, refunded if no code

Is Germany or a neighbour better for your app?

Eight European countries, one league. Points are the apps that deliver at least half their codes today. Then pick an app for its match day: the ranking for that app alone, with Germany in black, red and gold.

TabelleApps with 50%+ today

  1. 1England3369 of 233 measured
  2. 2Poland2356 of 229 measured
  3. 3Netherlands1546 of 107 measured
  4. 4France1140 of 213 measured
  5. 5Spain1035 of 115 measured
  6. 6Austria1029 of 166 measured
  7. 7Italy949 of 227 measured
  8. 8Germany833 of 91 measured

Spieltag Google

Germany finishes No. 3 of 8

  1. 1Italy69%$0.60
  2. 2France52%$0.72
  3. 3Germany50%$1.28
  4. 4England31%$0.38
  5. 5Spain8%$2.88
  6. 6Netherlands5%$1.03
  7. 7Poland3%$1.92
  8. 8Austria3%$0.48
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How many numbers does one code take?

Think of a German bottle machine. Every single-use bottle carries a 25-cent deposit that you get back at the machine. A number with no code works the same way: it goes back, and so does its price. At 25%, plan on about four numbers for one code, and pay for one.

Leergut-Rücknahme

Pfandbon

≈ 1.2 tries for one Signal code

Numbers with no code
1 × refunded
Back to your balance
$0.23
You pay
$0.23
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Each bottle is one number. Lit bottles are the tries to plan for; the gold one is the number that brings the code. The rest come back like deposit bottles.

Who rings for a German number, and is anyone home today?

Six flats, six real reasons people order a +49 number from us. Ring a bell and the intercom answers with today’s rate for that app, and where to go when nobody opens.

A private messenger

You want a Signal account that does not carry your own phone number.

82%got the code · $0.23

82% of recent orders on a German number got the code, No. 5 of 19 countries. Most orders get through.

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How have German numbers done in our own orders since 2024?

This is VSIM’s own log, not today’s market: one-time orders on German numbers from 31 May 2024 to 11 October 2026, tallied the way a German pub keeps count, one stroke on the beer mat for every code. The number in pen is the orders. Turn a mat over to compare with every other country.

Codes on German numbers
32
Rank among 91 countries
No. 7
Google, 25+ orders
2nd best

Telegram: 4 codes from 171 orders. That is 2% on German numbers against 13% for Telegram across every country. Germany is also one of the dearest Telegram countries, so for Telegram the board above usually points abroad.

Google: second best in the whole log. Among countries with 25 or more Google orders, Canada delivered 36%, Germany 29% and Italy 28%. Rates move, so trust today’s board over this history.

Instagram: 5 of our 18 Instagram codes came from German numbers. 5 from 11 orders, a small sample, against 11% for Instagram everywhere.

What does a German number tell an app before it sends the code?

More than a +1 number does. In Canada or the USA a mobile and a landline share the same area codes. In Germany the prefix gives it away: mobile numbers sit in the (0)15, (0)16 and (0)17 ranges set by the Bundesnetzagentur, landlines start with a town code such as 030 Berlin or 089 Munich, and 0800 or 0900 numbers are services. What the prefix no longer tells is the network: mobile numbers have moved between networks since 1 November 2002.

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Type or paste a number, with +49 or a leading 0. It is read in your browser; nothing is sent.

What can a rented German number not open?

A one-code number is yours for up to 20 minutes, then it goes back to the pool. Anything that will text you again, or that belongs to your legal identity, is handled at another counter. Pick a counter to hear why, and what to use instead.

Bitte warten Sie, bis Ihre Nummer aufgerufen wird

NummerA 017SchalterA

What it does open: a sign-up you finish in one sitting, on an app that sends one SMS code.

Schalter A

Online banking and TAN codes

German banks send a TAN or a login code to the number on your account, again and again. A rented number is gone after one code, so the next TAN would reach a stranger. Keep your own number on your bank.

How do you get a German number and receive the code?

Line U49, four stations, about two minutes before the wait for the SMS.

  1. App-Platz

    Pick the app and Germany

    Open the order page, choose the app, then Germany. The route marked best delivery is chosen for you; switch to the cheapest only if the price matters more than the odds.

  2. Guthaben

    Pay from your balance

    Top up from $1 in crypto first. The price comes off your balance when the number is issued and goes back in full if no code arrives.

  3. Rufnummer

    Type the number into the app

    Choose Germany, +49, in the app’s country list, then type the digits after +49 without the leading 0. Ask the app to send the code by SMS, not by call.

  4. Code

    Read the code on your order page

    The code appears on the page as soon as the SMS lands. If nothing comes within the timer, at most 20 minutes, the order closes and the price goes back to your balance.

Open the Germany order page

Are you ready to order a German number?

Six checks from the orders that worked, on a stamp card. Stamp each one that is true; a full card means you are ready.

0 of 6 stamped. Tap a box when it is true for your order.

StempelkarteVSIM · +49

Which mistakes cost people their code?

Four tickets we hand out most, from support chats and our order log. The first is measured across 13,062 one-time orders.

VerwarnungNo. 1

Retrying the same route straight away

After a failed order, buying again on the same route got a code 13% of the time (4,435 retries). Switching to another route for the same country got 21%. Most people retried fast: 5,565 of 8,105 retries came within two minutes.

VerwarnungNo. 2

Typing the leading 0 after +49

Germans write mobile numbers as 0151… at home. After +49 the 0 goes: type 151… exactly as your order page shows it.

VerwarnungNo. 3

Paying German prices out of habit

For many apps Germany is one of the dearest countries and not the best at delivering. Check the receipt and the league table before you order.

VerwarnungNo. 4

Using a free public number

Numbers on free SMS websites are shared with everyone who opens the page, and most apps have seen them before. What we saw on one.

Which German phone words will you meet?

App screens set to German use these. Every German noun has a gender, and learners colour-code them: der blue, die red, das green. Guess the article for each word, then read what it means.

0 right of 0 guessed

Rufnummerphone number
Article: die.The formal word on forms and contracts. In speech people say Telefonnummer or Handynummer.
Vorwahldialling code
Article: die.The prefix before the number. For a mobile it is 015, 016 or 017; for a landline it is the town’s code, such as 030 for Berlin.
Handymobile phone
Article: das.The everyday German word for a mobile phone. A Handynummer is a mobile number.
Bestätigungscodeverification code
Article: der.The one-time code an app texts you. Apps in German may also say Verifizierungscode or Sicherheitscode.
Prepaidkarteprepaid SIM card
Article: die.A pay-as-you-go SIM. Since 1 July 2017 it must be registered with an identity check before it works.
Netzbetreibernetwork operator
Article: der.The company that runs the mobile network a number belongs to.
Rufnummernmitnahmenumber porting
Article: die.Taking your number to another network. Possible for mobile numbers since 1 November 2002, which is why the prefix no longer tells you the network.
BundesnetzagenturFederal Network Agency
Article: die.The regulator that hands out German number ranges, including the mobile ranges (0)15, (0)16 and (0)17.
Guthabencredit, balance
Article: das.Money loaded in advance. On VSIM, your balance pays for each number and a missed code goes back into it.
Identitätsprüfungidentity check
Article: die.Proving who you are with an ID, for example by video call. Banks and SIM sellers in Germany require it.

Do you need the number again later?

Pick the ticket that matches what happens after the code, and stamp it.

EinzelfahrscheinSingle ticket · +49 Germany

A one-code German number

  • From $0.06, refunded in full if no code arrives
  • Yours for up to 20 minutes
  • Live rates for 33 apps
  • Best for a sign-up you finish today
Get a German number

MonatskarteMonthly pass · +1 USA

A permanent US number

  • The same number for as long as you keep it
  • Receive codes again when an app asks
  • For accounts you will log back into
  • A US number, so pick +1 in the app
See permanent US numbers

Where do the figures on this page come from?

Prices and rates
VSIM’s live price list for Germany and every other country, refreshed every 15 minutes. A rate is the share of recent orders on a route that received a code; apps without enough recent orders show no rate.
Our own record
One-time orders counted from VSIM’s database, 31 May 2024 to 11 October 2026: 32 codes on German numbers out of 3,463 in total, from 13,062 orders. Per-app figures count an app’s eight busiest countries, so they are lower bounds.
Number ranges
The Bundesnetzagentur’s list of German number ranges and its page on mobile services (0)15, (0)16, (0)17.
Number porting
teltarif.de on Rufnummernmitnahme, available since 1 November 2002.
Prepaid ID checks
Deutsche Telekom’s newsroom on the stricter prepaid rules from 1 July 2017.
Bottle deposit
Verbraucherzentrale on the 25-cent single-use deposit, used as a picture, not as data.

Written and checked by the VSIM team, selling verification numbers since 2023. Published 23 October 2026, reviewed 23 October 2026. Last price sync: 23 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTC.

What else do people ask about German virtual numbers?

What is a German virtual number for SMS verification?

A real German +49 number you rent on VSIM for one SMS code, with no SIM card, no contract and no ID. You type it into the app, read the code on your order page, and the number is yours for up to 20 minutes. If no code arrives in that time, the full price goes back to your balance.

How much does a German virtual number cost?

It depends on the app. Today German numbers cost from $0.06 to $8.00 across 91 apps, and half of them cost $0.39 or less. For popular apps Germany is one of the dearest countries: the receipt on this page shows where it sits for each one. You pay once; when no code arrives, the price goes back to your balance.

Why is a German number so expensive for WhatsApp and Telegram?

Today a German WhatsApp number costs $8.00, dearer than 118 of 120 countries, against a middle price of $0.69. Telegram costs $5.60 against a middle price of $0.93. Prices follow how many German numbers are available for an app and how hard the app is on them. A high price is not a promise of delivery: check the rate first, and compare a neighbour in the league table.

Which apps work best with a German number?

Right now BIGO LIVE (90%), Signal (82%), Nike (76%), POF (71%), PayPal (65%). 8 of the 33 apps with a measured German rate deliver at least half their codes. The departure board on this page shows every one, refreshed every 15 minutes.

Can I use a German number for WhatsApp?

It is on sale for $8.00, with no measured rate today, so it is a refund-backed attempt at a high price. The best WhatsApp route today is Brazil at 73% for $4.80.

Is a German number good for a Google account?

Check the live rate first. Today 50% of recent Google orders on German numbers got the code. In our own log Germany was the second-best Google country among those with 25 or more orders: 8 codes from 28 orders, 29%, after Canada at 36%. That is history; the board shows today.

Can I use a German number for PayPal?

The sign-up code arrives: 65% of recent PayPal orders on German numbers got it, No. 11 of 28 countries. But PayPal holds money and asks for a code again when you log in from a new device. A one-code number is gone after 20 minutes, so you could lock yourself out of your own funds. Use a number you will keep.

Does the German prefix show that a number is mobile?

Yes. German mobile numbers start with 015, 016 or 017, the ranges the Bundesnetzagentur sets aside for mobile services, while landlines start with a town code such as 030 for Berlin. Since 1 November 2002 a mobile number can move to another network, so the prefix no longer tells you which network it is on. The phone booth on this page reads any German number in your browser.

Which country do I pick in the app?

Pick Germany, +49. Then type the number without the leading 0 and without spaces, exactly as your order page shows it after +49.

Is Germany better than the Netherlands or Poland for SMS codes?

It depends on the app. Counting apps that deliver at least half their codes today: England 33, Poland 23, Netherlands 15, France 11. Germany has 8. The league table on this page puts the eight countries side by side for each app.

What happens if the code never arrives?

The order closes when its timer runs out, at most 20 minutes, and the full price goes back to your balance. You can cancel earlier. A missed code costs you time, not money.

Can I use a German virtual number for online banking?

No. German banks send TANs and login codes to a number in your own name, again and again, and a prepaid SIM in Germany needs an identity check since 1 July 2017. A rented number is gone after one code, so you would lock yourself out. Use your own number for banking.

Can I keep a German number after the code?

No. A one-code number is yours for up to 20 minutes. If you need to receive codes on the same number again, for example to log back in, VSIM sells permanent numbers in the United States.

Can I receive calls on a VSIM German number?

No. VSIM numbers receive SMS codes only. If an app offers to call you with the code, choose the text message option instead.

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Ready for your German code?

Cross on green, and take the replacement route abroad when the light is red.

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