WhatsApp is down globally

No chatting for you!
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Stan Schroeder
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WhatsApp down
Not today. Well, maybe later today. Credit: SOPA images / Getty images

Meta's chat app WhatsApp is down for users across the globe.

Numerous users on Twitter have complained that they cannot access the service. For us at Mashable, WhatsApp isn't working either; the app displays an error message saying "Connecting to WhatsApp."

WhatsApp's official Twitter account is currently silent on the matter.


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That's a lot of error reports. Credit: Downdetector

It may not just be WhatsApp that's experiencing problems, however. According to Downdetector, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Telegram are all having issues in some countries. Other major apps and websites including YouTube, Snapchat, and Gmail, seem to work fine at writing time. (Full disclosure: Downdetector is owned by Mashable's parent company, ZiffDavis.)

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Stan Schroeder
Stan Schroeder
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Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.

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