WhatsApp Status size: 1080 x 1920 pixels.

A WhatsApp status is a full-screen 9:16 update that expires after 24 hours, and 1080 by 1920 pixels is the frame a phone draws it in. WhatsApp's help pages on Status could not be read when this guide was checked and the company publishes no pixel recommendation we could confirm, so 1080 by 1920 is the widely used figure, matching every other story format rather than a stated requirement.

The viewer lays the progress bar, your name and the timestamp across the top, and the reply field and any caption across the bottom, so keep the message out of roughly the top 200 and bottom 300 pixels and 40 in from each side. A photo that is not 9:16 is shown on a dark ground with the caption beneath it, and pinching to fill the frame crops it, so a dedicated 9:16 export is the only way to get an edge-to-edge design.

Compression is the real constraint. Status media is re-encoded harder than chat media, which flattens gradients, thins out light type and softens small logos. Use bold type at 48 pixels or larger and flat color rather than a photograph with an overlay. Status video clips run around 60 seconds each, and a longer file is split or trimmed in the editor before it posts.