What brands launch

WhatsApp went from 2% to 11% of new ads.

For every week since June: the share of each brand's new ads that use a given format, placement or button. Most lines are flat, and that is the finding.

331,117 new ads / 730 brands / since June 2026 / September 2026

What moved

One line moved since June.

Share of a brand's new ads that run on WhatsApp

The share of a brand's new ads that run on WhatsApp went from 2% in the first weeks to 11% in the latest. Brands doing it at all: 9% then, 31% now.

See the numbers
WhatsApp share of new ads by week
WeekShare of a brand's new adsBrands doing it
Jun 82.8%9.4%
Jun 152%8.4%
Jun 222.6%11.7%
Jun 292.1%9.9%
Jul 61.5%9.1%
Jul 132.4%10%
Jul 205.6%15%
Jul 278.3%18.5%
Aug 38.7%21.6%
Aug 109.1%21.4%
Aug 178.9%21.5%
Aug 2410.4%21.6%
Aug 3115%31.1%

Ecommerce

3% to 15%moved

Software

2% to 2%steady

Services

1% to 8%moved

Recent ads doing it

New todayRunning

Cometeer

New todayRunning

Fièra Cosmetics

New todayRunning

Fresh Clean Threads2 versions

New todayRunning

Casetify2 versions

What held

Everything else held steady.

The share of a brand's new ads using each format, placement and button: the latest four weeks against the first four since June.

Formats

  • Video

    held at about 34%

    35%

  • Dynamic creative

    edging down, 37% to 32%

    32%

  • Single image

    edging up, 26% to 29%

    29%

  • Carousel

    held at about 5%

    5%

Placements

  • Threads

    held at about 75%

    75%

  • Messenger

    edging down, 77% to 74%

    74%

  • Audience Network

    edging down, 52% to 49%

    49%

Buttons

  • Shop now

    held at about 47%

    47%

  • Learn more

    held at about 20%

    19%

  • Install app

    held at about 5%

    5%

  • Get quote

    held at about 5%

    5%

  • Sign up

    held at about 4%

    4%

  • Get offer

    held at about 2%

    2%

By market

Three markets, three format mixes.

The levels differ far more between markets than they move over time. Share of a brand's new ads in each format, latest four weeks. Every cell opens those ads.

FormatEcomSoftwareServices
Video34%38%34%
Dynamic creative32%33%30%
Single image28%27%33%
Carousel7%2%3%

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