---
title: "NewsWhip by Sprout Social Chrome Extension – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "2,000 users, rated 3.43 by 7 people. Version 1.5.6, updated 2026-02-22. Requests 4 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll"
---

# NewsWhip by Sprout Social Chrome Extension

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 2,000
- Rating: 3.43 from 7 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 01:52 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #14,553 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Social Networking: #676 of 7,022

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> How viral is your content? Now, you can check with just a click.

- Extension ID: `gkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll`
- Developer: [NewsWhip Media Ltd](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u3e2ab047fa538325df5b8d0c89d799ab)
- Category: [Lifestyle › Social Networking](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/social)
- First published: 2018-02-09
- Last updated: 2026-02-22
- Version: `1.5.6`
- Size: 731 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://newswhip.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/360001391191-Utilizing-the-NewsWhip-Chrome-Extension`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/newswhip-by-sprout-social/gkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fgkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 2,000 | 3.43 | 7 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://*.newswhip.com/*`: newswhip.com and its subdomains
- `https://ajax.googleapis.com/`: ajax.googleapis.com
- `https://api.newswhip.com/v1/*`: api.newswhip.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 01:52 UTC; next check around 2026-09-28.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “NewsWhip by Sprout Social Chrome Extension” (gkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_gkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll,
  title   = {NewsWhip by Sprout Social Chrome Extension (gkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gkhdfghppaelcjpphillmhmfkhooddll},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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