WhatsApp Outage History

WhatsApp experienced a global outage that prevented users from loading WhatsApp Web and signing in across platforms. Many reported black screens, missing messages, and failures to load chats on mobile, desktop, and the Web client. StatusGator's Early Warning Signal flagged the issue early, starting at Feb 27, 2026 1:34 AM UTC based on user reports, ahead of any official acknowledgment. The first reports appeared around 1:30 AM UTC and the signal remained active until 1:33 PM UTC, with the outage lasting roughly 12 hours.

WhatsApp has no official status page, and there were no published official updates during the incident. A large global volume of user reports from Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia described inability to load messages, sign in, or access chats, indicating a worldwide disruption affecting Web, mobile, and desktop usage.

WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp Web experienced a global outage that left users unable to login or load conversations. Reports described white screens, loading stalls, or an inability to connect, spanning numerous countries across Europe, the Americas, and elsewhere. The incident began at 5:19 PM UTC and was resolved by 7:14 PM UTC, lasting about 1 hour and 55 minutes.

StatusGator detected the issue from user reports at Feb 19, 2026 5:19 PM UTC, providing early visibility ahead of any provider acknowledgment. WhatsApp has no official status page, so there were no formal updates posted during the outage. The surge of reports throughout the period indicates a broad, global impact.

WhatsApp experienced a global outage affecting core messaging and voice/video calling. Many users reported messages not sending, calls failing to start, and loading issues. The outage began on 8:27 PM UTC and was resolved by 10:27 PM UTC, with a sharp surge in reports around 10:00 PM UTC indicating widespread impact.

WhatsApp Web users globally experienced a disruption where chats and chat lists would not load on the web interface, preventing sending and receiving messages. Some users reported that the mobile app continued to function, suggesting the outage was focused on WhatsApp Web. A large volume of user reports appeared between Nov 4, 2025 2:30 PM UTC and Nov 4, 2025 3:15 PM UTC UTC across multiple regions.

WhatsApp users across multiple regions could not load the mobile app or experienced a blank screen. Some users still received notifications but could not open the app. The issue began at 7:10 PM UTC according to an Early Warning Signal and persisted into the early hours of 12:42 AM UTC.

WhatsApp has no public status page, so there were no official status updates published during the incident. StatusGator detected the outage from user reports starting at 7:10 PM UTC and observed broad geographic distribution across Europe, North America, and other regions, indicating a widespread impact. The incident prevented users from opening the app, with many reporting white screens or failure to load.

WhatsApp users worldwide faced an outage that prevented the mobile app from opening or loading. Reports described white screens and an inability to access chats, with some notifications arriving even as the app failed to launch. The disruption appeared global and lasted for roughly 17 hours, beginning around 6:00 AM UTC and ending by 12:42 AM UTC.

WhatsApp does not publish a public status page, so there were no official updates during the incident. StatusGator detected the issue at Oct 29, 2025 7:10 AM UTC, based on user reports, indicating early signals before any provider acknowledgement. The outage was resolved by 12:42 AM UTC.