Meta outage hits Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp globally: Users report login and feed issues
Instagram and Facebook users are facing issues accessing the platforms, with thousands of outage reports surfacing across India and other regions.
Published By: Divya | Published: Jun 12, 2026, 08:53 PM (IST) | Edited: Jun 12, 2026, 09:22 PM (IST)
Instagram and Facebook outage: Meta's key social media platforms -- Instagram and Facebook appear to be facing a widespread outage, with users across multiple regions reporting problems accessing the platforms, including India. According to Downdetector, the outage-detecting platform, Instagram has received more than 8,000 outage reports from users in India, while Facebook has crossed 1 lakh reports globally and over 1,000 reports in India, which peaked at 7:15 PM.
Many users say they are experiencing issues with loading feeds, refreshing content, logging into their accounts, and using certain features within the apps. While Meta has not yet officially commented on the disruption, the spike in reports suggests that the issue is affecting a significant number of users across both social media platforms.
Instagram and Facebook outage in numbers
Over 50 per cent of users reported issues with the Instagram app; 23 percent users faced issues with login, while 16 percent faced difficulty in posting content in India.
Talking about Facebook, 48 percent of users faced issues with the app, 32 percent with login, and 11 percent with server connection in India. In the US, where the outage hit over a lakh, almost 56 percent of users faced issues with the Facebook app, 27 percent with login, and 9 percent with the website.
WhatsApp down too?
While the WhatsApp outage isn't as massive as the other siblings, Facebook and Instagram, however, over 170 reports have been reported in India, according to Downdetector. Around 45 percent users faced issues with login, 34 percent with the app, while the remaining 15 percent found it difficult to log in via WhatsApp web.
Users reacted on X
As soon as Meta's global outage affected Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, users quickly rushed to X to check whether they were the only ones facing the issue. Within minutes, hashtags related to Instagram down, Facebook down, and WhatsApp outage started trending. Many users shared screenshots of error messages, while others reacted with memes and jokes about instinctively opening X whenever Meta's platforms stop working.
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