OVER 150,000 WhatsApp outage reports have been received by Downdetector around the world.
The bulk of reported issues involve sending messages within the app.
Downdetector has received over 22,000 reports in the United States, while over 137,000 customers in the United Kingdom have reported problems.
WhatsApp said in a statement, “we’re working quickly to resolve connectivity issues with WhatsApp, and we’ll update you here as soon as possible.”
Multiple WhatsApp users have flooded the company’s recent post regarding the outage and have urged them to fix the problem quickly.
One user wrote: “Work harder.”
Another wrote: “Be fast please !!!!!”
The WhatsApp outage is affecting both the United Kingdom and the United States.
The following are the places in the United States where WhatsApp users are having the most trouble.
we’re working quickly to resolve connectivity issues with WhatsApp and we’ll update you here as soon as possible.
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) July 19, 2023
Users from all around the UK are filling Downdetector with their locations and reports that the app is down.
“Down in Northampton and Milton Keynes” wrote one user.
“Down in Southwest Scotland,” wrote another.
Multiple WhatsApp users are flooding to Downdetector and Twitter to complain about the messaging app being down.
One wrote: “WhatsApp is dowwwwwwn”
AdvertisementWhatsApp is down ????
— A Blackwoman ???? (@A_Blackwoman) July 19, 2023
One user wrote: “Down in Torbay Devon”
Another wrote: “Down I’m Cambridgeshire”
A third wrote: “Down in Glasgow”
One user wrote: “Down in Torbay Devon”
Another wrote: “Down I’m Cambridgeshire”
A third wrote: “Down in Glasgow”
Sixty percent of users are having trouble sending messages, while 26% are having trouble accessing the app.
14 percent are having difficulty receiving messages.
The problems are also affecting the United Kingdom and other countries throughout the world.According to Downdetector, there have been over 37,000 reported faults with WhatsApp in the UK as of 4 p.m. ET.
Over 6,000 reports have been filed to the site in the United States.
The Sun in the United States has sought out for comment.
