{
  "url": "https://phonelookup.dev/country/kw",
  "iso": "KW",
  "slug": "kw",
  "name": "Kuwait",
  "callingCode": 965,
  "exitCode": "00",
  "preferredExitCode": "",
  "trunkPrefix": "",
  "mobilePortable": true,
  "mobileStarts": [
    "4",
    "5",
    "6",
    "9"
  ],
  "lineTypes": [
    {
      "type": "mobile",
      "label": "Mobile",
      "regex": "(?:41\\d\\d|5(?:(?:[05]\\d|1[0-7]|6[56])\\d|2(?:22|5[25])|7(?:55|77)|88[58])|6(?:(?:0[034679]|5[015-9]|6\\d)\\d|1(?:00|11|6[16])|2[26]2|3[36]3|4[46]4|7(?:0[013-9]|[67]\\d)|8[68]8|9(?:[069]\\d|3[039]))|9(?:(?:[04679]\\d|8[057-9])\\d|1(?:00|1[01]|99)|2(?:00|2\\d)|3(?:00|3[03])|5(?:00|5\\d)))\\d{4}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "500 12345",
      "exampleInternational": "+965 500 12345",
      "exampleE164": "+96550012345"
    },
    {
      "type": "fixedLine",
      "label": "Fixed line",
      "regex": "2(?:[23]\\d\\d|4(?:[1-35-9]\\d|44)|5(?:0[034]|[2-46]\\d|5[1-3]|7[1-7]))\\d{4}",
      "lengths": [
        8
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "2234 5678",
      "exampleInternational": "+965 2234 5678",
      "exampleE164": "+96522345678"
    },
    {
      "type": "tollFree",
      "label": "Toll-free",
      "regex": "18\\d{5}",
      "lengths": [
        7
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "1801 234",
      "exampleInternational": "+965 1801 234",
      "exampleE164": "+9651801234"
    }
  ],
  "formats": {
    "e164": "+96550012345",
    "international": "+965 500 12345",
    "national": "500 12345",
    "rfc3966": "tel:+965-500-12345"
  },
  "carriers": [
    {
      "name": "Ooredoo",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 1,
      "ranges": [
        "6"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "VIVA",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 1,
      "ranges": [
        "5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Virgin mobile",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 1,
      "ranges": [
        "4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Zain",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 1,
      "ranges": [
        "9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sandbox": {
    "input": "+96550012345",
    "valid": true,
    "type": "Mobile",
    "carrier": "VIVA",
    "region": "KW",
    "formats": {
      "e164": "+96550012345",
      "international": "+965 500 12345",
      "national": "500 12345",
      "rfc3966": "tel:+965-500-12345"
    },
    "parts": {
      "countryCode": "+965",
      "destinationCode": "500",
      "destinationKind": "network code",
      "subscriber": "12345"
    }
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How many digits does a phone number in Kuwait have?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers have 8 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 8 national digits. That is the national number, without the country code +965."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the country code for Kuwait?",
      "answer": "+965. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 965, then the national number. From inside Kuwait, the exit code for international calls is 00."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Kuwait?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers start with 4, 5, 6 or 9 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 500 12345). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can a mobile number in Kuwait be ported to another carrier?",
      "answer": "Yes. Kuwait has mobile number portability, so a prefix tells you the carrier a number was originally allocated to, not necessarily the one serving it today. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) answers that."
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "dataAsOf": "2026-10-25",
    "dataPoints": 17,
    "references": [
      {
        "authority": "ITU",
        "title": "National numbering plan: Kuwait",
        "url": "https://www.itu.int/oth/T0202000073/en"
      }
    ]
  },
  "neighbours": [
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    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ps.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ae.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/il.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bh.json"
  ]
}