Bulk SMS to Benin
Send bulk SMS online to Benin from your browser or the API for $0.01264 per message, with a delivery report for every number, scheduling up to 60 days ahead and automatic refunds for texts that cannot be delivered.
Bulk SMS in Benin
Who sends bulk SMS to Benin?
Benin is a West African country with Porto-Novo as its capital and Cotonou as its largest city, known for its agriculture and trade. Businesses like agricultural cooperatives, mobile money services, and transport companies often send bulk SMS to their customers. Messages typically include market prices, payment confirmations, and travel updates. Text messages are effective because they reach people in rural areas, work on basic phones, and are read quickly.
Agricultural cooperatives
Cooperatives in Parakou send farmers updates on crop prices and weather forecasts.
Mobile money agents
Agents in Abomey notify customers about successful transactions and account balances.
Health clinics
Clinics in Lokossa remind patients about vaccination campaigns and appointment dates.
Sending to Benin: numbers, alphabet and timing
Number format
How do Benin mobile numbers look?
A typical mobile number in Benin has 10 digits after the calling code +229 and is written at home without a trunk prefix, as in 01 95 12 34 56, so the international form is simply +229 01 95 12 34 56. Spaces, dots, dashes and brackets in your list are removed automatically.
Alphabet
Which alphabet do messages to Benin use?
Most people in Benin read French. Plain text fits 160 characters per SMS in GSM-7, but â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë and ï are not in that alphabet, and one of them moves the whole message to Unicode at 70 characters per SMS (67 per part). The composer lists each of these characters, so you can choose between keeping the accents and saving segments.
Time zone
What time do messages arrive in Benin?
Benin keeps UTC+1 all year, with no clock change, so 10:00 in Porto-Novo is always 09:00 UTC. Late morning and early evening on working days are the usual hours for marketing texts there, while codes and alerts go out the moment they are needed. The scheduler works in your browser's time zone and shows the conversion.
Costs
What does a bulk SMS campaign to Benin cost?
Every segment to Benin costs $0.01264. A longer message is charged per segment, and the composer shows the segment count as you write.
| Messages | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $1.26 | $2.53 |
| 1,000 | $12.64 | $25.28 |
| 5,000 | $63.20 | $126.40 |
| 10,000 | $126.40 | $252.80 |
| 50,000 | $632.00 | $1,264.00 |
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Questions
Bulk SMS to Benin: questions and answers
How much does bulk SMS to Benin cost?
Each SMS segment to Benin costs $0.01264. 1,000 single-segment messages cost $12.64, 10,000 cost $126.40, and a $40 top-up covers about 3,164 messages. Messages that cannot be delivered are refunded to your balance.
How do I format Benin phone numbers for a bulk SMS list?
A typical mobile number in Benin has 10 digits after the calling code +229 and is written at home without a trunk prefix, as in 01 95 12 34 56, so the international form is simply +229 01 95 12 34 56. Spaces, dots, dashes and brackets in your list are removed automatically.
How many characters fit in one SMS to Benin?
Most people in Benin read French. Plain text fits 160 characters per SMS in GSM-7, but â, ê, î, ô, û, ç, ë and ï are not in that alphabet, and one of them moves the whole message to Unicode at 70 characters per SMS (67 per part). The composer lists each of these characters, so you can choose between keeping the accents and saving segments.
When should I schedule bulk SMS to Benin?
Benin keeps UTC+1 all year, with no clock change, so 10:00 in Porto-Novo is always 09:00 UTC. Late morning and early evening on working days are the usual hours for marketing texts there, while codes and alerts go out the moment they are needed. The scheduler works in your browser's time zone and shows the conversion.
What languages should I use for SMS in Benin?
French is the official language, but local languages like Fon and Yoruba can be more effective in rural areas.
Are there peak times for sending SMS?
Messages are most effective during market days and early mornings when people are active and checking their phones.
Can one campaign include Benin and other countries?
Yes. A campaign can mix numbers from any of the 227 destinations. The console reads each calling code, prices every number at its own country's rate and shows the cost per country before you send.
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