Instagram and WhatsApp are now back online after a massive global outage affected several Meta-owned apps on Wednesday.
Facebook has not yet confirmed whether all of its issues have been resolved.
“Thanks for sticking with us! We’re 99% of the way there – just doing some final checks. We apologize to anyone affected by the outage,” Meta, which owns the apps, said on X. said
More than 22,000 people reported problems with Facebook on Wednesday evening and more than 18,000 people struggled to use WhatsApp, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.
Problems with the apps were reported in the UK, parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and the US.
“And we’re back, gloating!” WhatsApp said on X.
“Andddd we’re back – sorry for the wait, and thanks for bearing with us,” said Instagram.
According to Downdetector, the outage started around 18:00 GMT on Wednesday. This number is based on outage reports and the actual number of affected users may vary considerably.
Shortly after users reported the issues, Meta said it was aware of a “technical issue” that was “affecting some users’ ability to access our apps” and said it would fix things as soon as possible. Working to fix
A variety of issues were reported, including not using apps at all or feeds not refreshing for some users.
“We are aware of some issues accessing WhatsApp. We are actively working on a solution and are starting to see a return to normality for most people. We hope things will be back to normal soon. ,” WhatsApp said at the time.
Meta’s platforms are the most popular in the world. Facebook has more than three billion monthly active users.
The biggest outage Meta experienced was in 2021 when founder Mark Zuckerberg apologized for the disruption it caused.
On this occasion, Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram services remained closed for about six hours.