WhatsApp Status Video Length Limit (2026)

A WhatsApp status video can be about one minute long for most accounts — the limit doubled from 30 seconds in 2024, and some accounts have been reported getting longer since 2025. The reliable check is to start posting a longer clip: WhatsApp's trimming bar stops at your limit.

The current limit#

• About 60 seconds is the limit most people have had since 2024, when WhatsApp doubled it.
• Longer limits have been reported for some accounts since 2025, rolling out gradually.
• Very old app versions may still cap you at 30 seconds — and viewers on old versions may not see the full length either.

Because WhatsApp rolls features out account by account, the reliable way to know your limit is to try.

How to check yours#

Pick a video longer than a minute and start posting it as a status. The trimming bar WhatsApp shows at the top stops at your maximum — that's your limit.

What happens over the limit#

Depending on your version, WhatsApp either makes you trim the video, splits it into consecutive statuses, or refuses it. Splitting happens on a timer, not at a sensible point in the video, which is why it's better to trim or split yourself — see posting a video longer than the status limit.

Size matters too#

Length is one cap; file size is another. A long 1080p clip can be too large even if it's within the time limit, and WhatsApp re-compresses it heavily either way. Compressing to 720p first keeps more quality — here's the method.

And for the people watching#

A longer status is a bigger download for everyone who watches it. If you're saving statuses others post, a one-minute video is several megabytes — see how much data watching statuses uses.