WhatsApp is experiencing a global outage as users in the United States and other countries, including India and Brazil, report problems. On Wednesday morning, April 3, more than 10,000 occurrences were reported to Down Detector. As hundreds continue to experience troubles, netizens rushed to X, previously Twitter, prompting #WhatsApp and #WhatsAppDown to trend on the platform.
Is WhatsApp down? Thousands of people reported difficulties.
Following the surge in users experiencing outages, WhatsApp’s official X, previously a Twitter account, tweeted at approximately 3 p.m., “We know some people are having issues right now; we’re working to get things back to 100% for everyone as soon as possible.”
According to Reuters, “more than 20,000 users in India, approximately 46,000 in the United Kingdom, and more than 42,000 in Brazil have also reported problems with the platform, Downdetector data showed.” According to Downdetector, around 4,800 individuals in the United States experienced troubles with Instagram.
Instagram and Facebook users have also reported difficulty.
DownDetector has received multiple reports regarding other Meta-owned social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. Netblocks issued a statement, stating, “Meta platforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp, are currently experiencing international outages, particularly impacting image and media uploads; this incident is not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering.”
Meta published a statement following the nationwide outage.
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, announced on the Meta Status service website, “We are currently experiencing an outage impacting service on Cloud API.” This problem began on March 4, 2024, at 11:10 AM PST. Our engineering teams are looking into the issue. We will offer another update within 4 hours, or sooner if new information becomes available.
Netizens convert X, previously Twitter, into a memefest.
Following the global outage, internet users offered humorous responses and memes on Elon Musk’s social media network. A person posted the following message: “Absolutely Nobody: Meta users are running to Twitter to confirm whether WhatsApp is down.” Another person tweeted, “Everyone is running to Twitter X as in an earthquake when #WhatsApp goes down!”
