WhatsApp to begin showing ads in 2020

WhatsApp have confirmed that status updates will begin showing ads in year 2020. At an annual Facebook Marketing Summit in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Facebook offered a first look at how its ads would look once implemented.
This revelation was confirmed on Twitter by Olivier Ponteville, the media head at a digital marketing agency based out of Brussels. According to Ponteville, the advertisements will be shown between Whatsapp stories, just like Instagram stories.

In a video ads preview, Olivier explained that stories would be displayed entirely on the screen and a link will redirect users to the website. 


Facebook's intentions to monetise WhatsApp had earlier forced the hugely popular messaging service's co-founders to leave the company.