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PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders.
Problems in the last 24 hours
The graph below depicts the number of Paypal reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.
- Sign in (46%)
- Errors (33%)
- Website Down (20%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:
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Sign in | 4 hours ago |
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Errors | 13 hours ago |
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Errors | 16 hours ago |
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Website Down | 20 hours ago |
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Website Down | 1 day ago |
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Website Down | 1 day ago |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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VOLUNTEER64 (@TheVolunteer64) reported@The_Famba @AJs_not_here Yeah no problem. Let me give you my paypal, 200 sounds fair?
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Kristi Ambrose (@kristiambrose) reportedWhy does everyone else's PayPal account UI look pristine and professional and mine looks like a drunk toddler went in and decided to **** everything all up and wreck ****? I don't get it. It's been like this for years and looks TERRIBLE and I can never find anything because
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Zhelle⁷ (@sewpredictable) reportedWTF I HAD THE ZIPUP IN MY CART AND ****** PAYPAL MADE ME SIGN IN AGAIN AND NOW ITS SOLD OUT DAMN YOU PAYPAL DAMN YOU WEVERSE
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zachary (@Serilumm) reported@BestBuyCanHelp I tried placing an order on your site and every time I checked out through PayPal, it would redirect to your site and then say error so now I have three of the same transactions pending
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𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐮◞ ๋࣭ ⭑—EMU7 CEO (@dearmafuemu) reported@MoamSxt NO PROBLEM MOAM!!!! i wish i could help you but i don't have paypal since i love your art 😭😭😭😭😭 but i hope this helps somehow
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Gladys Kitony (@gkitony) reported@PayPal and @SafaricomPLC, I am seeking urgent resolution of a transaction issue. In November 2025, a withdrawal from my PayPal account to M-Pesa failed (via mpesa app) , but the funds were deducted from my PayPal account and have never been credited to my M-Pesa account.(1/2)
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ranggoat (@sacredricefield) reportedsince rupiah is down the shitter can any1 paypal me like 10 bucks that would literally mean alot
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Tallulah🐶&Mum🧘🏼♀️💕 (@natalievaness15) reportedDesperate to get back to work. Down all work, couldn't get out of bed,except to let Tallulah outside, meals, etc. I'm back in Sunday🤞🏽 because we have court sanctions & all ****. Whatever. I'm just trying. If anyone can help anything with us moving. PayPal: @ TallulahsSideKick
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John Doe (@benny_bets33) reported@robpizzola I got a new phone and had to re-login to PayPal. I verified the email, and phone number but they wouldn’t allow me to get back into my account until I verified a credit card number that I haven’t had in years and no longer know. I guess I’m done with PayPal
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tim flanagan (@flanaonlyonce) reported@PayPal is there a way to talk to a human about an issue? I keep getting bounced back and forth between PayPal and Synchrony, each saying it’s the others responsibility
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Simon Says💕 (@blackBlondiee_) reportedEvery time I try to buy a flight with my VACU account it thinks it’s fraud🙄 every single time…..and then when you clear it, still doesn’t work. Terrible customer experience. It didn’t even want to do it through PayPal which usually works. They lucky I got options
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Asian Luke Cage (@ghostyamasaki) reportedConsidering ending my nearly 25 year relationship with @PayPal today. What terrible service for someone who has been blindly loyal.
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Lewis 🏴 (@WaldronLewis) reportedThat year he was borrowing money for rent. The man who'd sold PayPal for $1.5 billion couldn't pay his own bills because he refused to let his companies die. When the NASA contract and Tesla funding landed weeks apart, he broke down in tears.
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S⁷ (semi-ia bc of work) | SAW BTS IN BORAHAEGAS (@_whipped4yoongi) reportedman **** u paypal, stupid *** slow service … I COULDNT GET THE DAMN VEGAS HOODIE GOSH
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˚ʚ♡ɞ˚🌸 𝐀𝐡𝐬𝐨𝐤𝐚 🌸 ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ (@dumbforchips) reported@LopunnyNatasha It's currently down I only have PayPal
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Gifty (@giftyaesthetic) reported@PayPal A very terrible platform in the whole wide world you said if I linked your stupid app to my Paga account I can be able to receive funds in Nigeria, I did it yet I couldn't receive my payment as a freelancer, you people are terrible.
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Besty Animates (@bestyanimates_) reportedIs there anyone here with a PayPal acc who can help me receive a payment for a YouTube project? I’m having issues with mine and just need a workaround😭🙏 If you do,i can explain everything properly in DMs.🙏
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Highvisitors (@highvisitors) reported@DaryaShyn Reach out to the link below for assistance with any paypal issues
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Lala (@LydiaManiatis) reported@CatRescueAthens your paypal page is "broken"
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Midas Frostwalker (@MFrostwalker) reported@Angelicarln_ you guys use paypal? it's a terrible system.
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Liberty Swap ⚡️ Bridge2Pulse™️ Railgun (@LibertySwapFi) reported@PulseDai @zkxwallet We’re aiming to go even faster, down to 10 seconds, to buy PulseChain assets using Cash App, Robinhood, and PayPal with a 0.3% fee.
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NDN Silver (@WingsNDNSilver) reported@lynn Perfecta, with two grandchildren in the home, one an infant. She's got serious disabling medical issues herself. LL came unglued today. Demanding another $180 he says she's overdue on. 9 ppl, $20 each shuts him up for now: PayPal: @perf575 Cashapp: $PerfectaChacon
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M. $wizzle (@Shenron795) reported@Nintendeal Wish I could help. Mine went through with no issue. Payed with PayPal and used the Walmart mobile app.
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Mr.Gas.Man ( Comm Open ) (@MrGasMan19) reported@357_xl I think I am down for it do you accept PayPal?
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Diagnosis:Woman (@The_Great_Null) reportedI have around $180 in ca$ loans that I've been juggling for almost three months, I need to get it paid down again- if anyone can help, my paypal/venmo/ca$ are all nullthegreat
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Didimo (Road to 150 dollars) (@WasCobalt) reported@TiniTunes2 Paypal just bans you if they feel like it its genuinely so terrible, i had something similar happen just yesterday
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ZahterBiyagil (@MagnumOpusSP) reported@AskPayPal You must really get rid of these answering bots, which can no way help me. You seem like making fun of the users in trouble. I have tried each and every thing you have suggested herde BUT I CAN'T PROCEED BECAUSE IT ASKS MY PASSWORD WHICH ICANNOT RETRIEVE BECAUSE THIS ACCOUNT WAS SET UP WITH THE THELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ITALIAN HOST WHOSE FLAT I STAYED IN FOR ONE NIGHT WHEN I WAS ON HOLIDAY IN ITALY LAST FEBRUARY!!!!!
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Jacob (@jakeatsimplance) reported2.9% feels like a rounding error until you run it across a year. bill $90,000 through stripe or paypal and about $2,600 disappears into processing fees. nothing wrong with paying it, but most freelancers have never seen the annual total. ever added up a full year of fees?
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Goobie (@EndieAnimations) reported@VoidNulled @TheNewRhyme Cash app is still safe, I haven't had any problems with it :p I've never used PayPal and so far have never had any issues minus the fact that I can't verify my id cause I lost it lol
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Outlook India (@Outlookindia) reportedMore than 28,000 tech employees lost their jobs in May 2026 alone, with companies like Meta, Cisco, PayPal, LinkedIn, Cloudflare, and Wix cutting thousands of roles as they shift towards AI-driven operations. The biggest hit? IT workers in coding, testing, support, and backend operations, the very people who helped build the digital world now being transformed by automation. Over 1 lakh tech jobs have already disappeared in 2026 so far. And this may only be the beginning. Follow #RequiemforaDream and read more in the upcoming magazine issue as Outlook India addresses the pressure in IT with the rise of AI.