This story is being continuously updated…. New updates are being added at the bottom…..

Original story (from Jan. 19, 2020) follows:

Looks like popular online messaging service WhatsApp is currently experiencing issues in some regions around the world. We are seeing a large number of reports from users who say that WhatsApp is currently down or not working for them.

WhatsApp down?
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WhatsApp down right ?
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Some users say the media sharing feature of the Facebook-owned service is down:

Looks like WhatsApp media sharing is down. Reboot my router twice thinking got problem in my internet connection. poor me ! Anyone facing same issue ? Or it is just me !!!

WhatsApp Down? Can’t Sent Photos, GIFs & Voice Messages
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The Down Detector service is also showing an outage of sorts for WhatsApp in some regions like India:

Whatsapp is having issues since 4:41 PM IST. http://downdetector.in/status/whatsapp/ RT if it’s down for you as well #Whatsappdown
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Here’s the live outage map:

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There is currently no official word on what’s going on, and how widespread is this outage. Rest assured, we will update the story as soon as we get to know anything newsworthy about this issue.

Update 1 (Jan. 20, 2020)

There are reports that WhatsApp support acknowledged the server glitch saying:

Our server experienced an incident that might have briefly impacted the user experience. This issue has been resolved

Update 2 (Mar. 19, 2021)

Going by reports on microblogging site Twitter, Whatsapp is down as of writing this.

Is it only me or everyone’s whatsapp and down?
#WhatsAppDown #instagramdown
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Whats app is down globally…any idea what’s happening…Source

Update 3 (Mar. 19, 2021)

It appears the service is working again for some. It’s up again at least for us.

Update 4 (Oct. 04, 2021)

WhatsApp, along with Facebook and Instagram, is again down for users. The services have been down for close to an hour at this point and fresh complaints have been popping up on Twitter every couple of seconds. Facebook confirmed that they’re aware of the issue and are working on a fix.

We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience. (Source)

Update 5 (Oct. 05, 2021)

WhatsApp said on Twitter that they have restored their services.

We’re now back and running at 100%. Thank you to everyone around the world today for your patience while our teams worked diligently to restore WhatsApp. We truly appreciate you and continue to be humbled by how much people and organizations rely on our app every day.
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Update 6 (Oct. 06, 2021)

While addressing the widespread outage that occurred on October 4, Facebook now assures users that no malicious activities were behind this issue but a faulty configuration.

We want to make clear that there was no malicious activity behind this outage — its root cause was a faulty configuration change on our end. We also have no evidence that user data was compromised as a result of this downtime. (Updated on Oct. 5, 2021, to reflect the latest information)
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Update 7 (Oct. 25, 2022)

12:56 pm (IST): Many users have taken to Twitter to report that WhatsApp is currently down or not working for them. Moreover, a spike in the number of reports on Downdetector also convey the same.

01:30 pm (IST): Meta has reportedly acknowledged the outage with WhatsApp and they are working to fix it as soon as possible.

We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible.” – Meta Company Spokesperson (Source)

Update 8 (Oct. 26, 2022)

01:08 pm (IST): A Meta spokesperson has confirmed to The Verge that the recent outage with WhatsApp has now been resolved.

05:42 pm (IST): IT Ministry has reportedly asked Meta India to submit a report regarding the outage. Moreover, they are also tracking for any cyberattack on Meta.

Update 9 (Jul. 18, 2023)

12:00 pm (IST): Some users report that WhatsApp is currently down or not working for them (1, 2, 3).

Update 10 (Jul. 20, 2023)

09:14 am (IST): A new outage was affecting many WhatsApp users until a few hours ago, but the service is already working correctly.

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