WhatsApp Experiences Widespread Service Outage

Millions of users worldwide report disruptions in messaging and connectivity, with the cause of the issue still unclear.

WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging app, suffered a major outage on Friday afternoon, affecting users globally.
Over 100,000 outage reports were logged on platforms monitoring service disruptions, with many users unable to send or receive messages.
The outage began around 4:15 PM CET, with partial functionality gradually returning by 5:00 PM CET, though the root cause remains unknown.
Meta's status page initially reported no issues, and other Meta-owned services like Facebook and Instagram remained operational during the disruption.
During the downtime, users turned to alternative messaging platforms like Signal and Telegram to maintain communication.