Messenger sends files up to 100 MB
100 MB for files like PDFs and Word documents. Photos, voice messages, GIFs and stickers stop at 25 MB.
Numbers checked October 2026. Each one links to where it came from.
The limits
- Files such as Word, PDF and Excelmessenger.com, checked October 2026
- 100 MB
- Photos, voice messages, GIFs and stickersfacebook.com, checked October 2026
- 25 MB
- File limit raised to 100 MBabout.fb.com, checked October 2026
- April 2024
What happens when it's too big
Meta doesn't document what happens when a file is too big. It doesn't publish a separate video limit either: the 25 MB line in its help center covers photos, voice messages, GIFs and stickers.
Messenger's own way round it
Messenger has no built-in route past 100 MB. Meta raised the file limit to 100 MB in April 2024, alongside HD photos, and that's the ceiling.
The usual fallback is a cloud-drive link pasted into the chat, after the file has uploaded.
Or skip the upload
Paste a download.fyi link into the conversation instead. It works for videos and anything else at any size, and it's three words, so it's easy to type on a phone.
The file goes straight from your device to theirs while the page is open. To leave it for later, a pass keeps the file online for 14 days (up to 100 GB, $5) or 30 days (up to 500 GB, $9), paid once.
Questions
What's the Messenger video size limit?
Meta doesn't publish one separately. Files can be up to 100 MB; for anything longer, send a link.
Can I send a PDF over 100 MB on Messenger?
No. Send it as a download.fyi link instead.
Does the other person need an account to open the link?
No. It opens in any browser, on a phone or a computer.
Other apps' limits
Sign up. Upload. Wait. Just drop it.
No account and no size cap. Your link is ready the moment you pick a file.
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