Paypal status: access issues and outage reports

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.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.

• Sign in (43%)
• Errors (36%)
• Website Down (21%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Buckingham	Errors	2 hours ago
Rugby	Sign in	9 hours ago
Cancún	Sign in	19 hours ago
Rouen	Errors	2 days ago
Rouen	Errors	2 days ago
Gaillac	Sign in	3 days ago

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Vermilion | VGen (@QAVermilion) reported 1 minute ago

  @Colour_awr @_VGen_ @PayPal Wa. (File a counter issue, show all proof of delivery and that they use the VGen service. If they still side with the scammer, do check the law in your country and basically threaten them, they should revert back the funds to you.)

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  J #spnatl (@scottishwhisky) reported 3 minutes ago

  Hi @PayPal. I just spoke to Yasmina and Miguel. Yasmina was lovely. Miguel is a problem. He informed me that ALL PayPal does is hide your payment info from the vendor. He also refused to transfer me. My problem still exists, and will happen again. Can someone help?

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  &ཞɛῳ 🇺🇸 (@andrewwrichard) reported 7 minutes ago

  @PayPal Do you have a problem with veterans?

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  Harshal Dasani (@HarshalDasanii) reported 7 minutes ago

  Three men. Three centuries. Three fortunes that each built the infrastructure of their age. JOHN JACOB ASTOR (1763 to 1848). The first millionaire. A German immigrant who arrived in New York at 21 with nothing. He cornered the North American fur trade through the American Fur Company, then walked away from it in the 1830s, exactly when the cycle was peaking, and reinvested every dollar into Manhattan real estate. He bought farmland and woods that are now Midtown. By the time he died in 1848, his estate was worth more than the entire United States Treasury. His advice was a single sentence: "Buy every foot of land on the Island of Manhattan." JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER (1839 to 1937). The first billionaire. He did not invent oil. He invented operational efficiency. He cut the cost of refining a gallon of kerosene from 3 cents to under 1, undercut every competitor on price, and consolidated the entire American oil industry under Standard Oil. By 1880 he controlled 90% of US refining. The Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in 1911. The breakup made him richer. The parts were worth more than the whole. He crossed a billion in 1916 at age 77. Then spent the next 21 years giving most of it away. The University of Chicago, Rockefeller University and the Rockefeller Foundation all exist because of that second chapter. ELON MUSK (1971 to present). The first trillionaire. PayPal taught him software. SpaceX gave him orbit. Reusable rockets cut the cost of mass to space by 90 percent. Tesla made electric vehicles mainstream and became the most valuable car company in history. He layered xAI, Neuralink, The Boring Company and Tesla Energy on top. Each company solves a different hard physical problem. Launch. AI. Tunnelling. Brain interfaces. Energy storage. The trillion was not a stock price. It was the sum of someone betting on every one of the next century's infrastructure problems at the same time. THE PATTERN Astor solved how to settle a continent. Rockefeller solved how to fuel the industrial age. Musk is solving how to leave one planet for many. Every century, capitalism adds a zero. Every century, the zero gets built by the person willing to bet on the infrastructure nobody else dared to build. The fourth zero will not be made on this planet.

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  Zaff (@zaffy2005) reported 9 minutes ago

  @codeofvets @PayPal This is why I shut down my account years ago when they announced their new policy of basically "if we suspect you of anything or just don't like you we will close your account and fine you $1,200 completely at our discretion. There will be no appeal process so don't even ask."

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  Karmagyaru (@karmagyaru) reported 10 minutes ago

  @gelleytoast I used PayPal for comms and didn't had any problem (besides the obligatory national tax even for clients tips) i waited 3 days for the money transference to another bank account

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  JoyceMarg (@yougointogitmo) reported 12 minutes ago

  @dedes016 @ZakariaMDv3 @KKaaRRii2 They used to send me a PayPal invoice but they won’t do anymore. Last time I had to join PayPal’s XOOM app and it lets you wire funds directly to their bank in India $$. It sounds complicated but not really. The sellers are super polite and can text in English no problem.

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  Dusty72 (@BleedingMe18) reported 13 minutes ago

  @justvikinggg Lmfao she just keeps digging deeper. Holy ****. Didn't she literally just say her mom payed for spemthign because nobody could fund her enough money. Lmfao. Shes such a leech. Which is ironic cause now shes pinging PayPal for her financial issues as if they will do anything

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  Theoderic (@PerseusAgathos) reported 15 minutes ago

  The difference between Elon Musk and many of his critics is that everything Elon Musk has was given voluntarily, while his critics rely on coercion to get what they want. People chose to place their wealth in Elon's ventures. They looked at what he did and contributed because it looked good. Then it turned out that the products worked very well. Most of the companies are also doing things that haven't been done before. They are expanding the possibilities for human life on Earth and beyond. They have been providing massive value to a wide range of people. For instance, Tesla is a win-win: an American company with American manufacturing jobs that makes highly-rated cars people love, while at the same time reducing reliance on fossil fuels. People will say that his companies have used government contracts, loans, and programs. Nobody should deny the importance of government. But nobody would be buying the products if they were bad. Musk never forced these programs that he benefitted from on anybody. They were available and he made the best possible use of them. He could have abandoned innovating after Paypal but instead he chose to put that money into further ventures. His net worth is derived from his own risk-taking and dreams that other people decided were worthwhile investments. His critics, on the other hand, would use the power of the state to force money to be taken and moved to other, much less productive purposes. In doing so, no value will be created and much will be lost. Even more importantly, the attacks reveal a staggering ingratitude and stupidity. Here's a guy we stumbled upon who created a bunch of companies that actually make real stuff,stuff that's never been made before so well and at this scale, and they do much of it in America. While I acknowledge that lawmakers might accidentally fund some future innovator like Musk with their schemes, what kind of message do they send to such people when they denigrate a man like Elon Musk? They are not simply arguing that we as a society should look at the issue of inequality. They are displaying a stunning lack of common sense and economic illiteracy in the assumption that the world is zero-sum, that the money should simply be "re-directed" to alleviate social problems. They send a very clear message that success on the level that Musk has achieved will not be tolerated. They want their goals exactly as they want them and without any dissenting views, as Musk is known for having.

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  Paul the Elite📱 (@elitethedev) reported 21 minutes ago

  I confirmed this from the PayPal issue

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  Brian Rose, Founder & Host of London Real (@LondonRealTV) reported 22 minutes ago

  CONGRESS BANS THE FED FROM THE DIGITAL DOLLAR RACE The Senate voted 89-10. No government digital dollar until 2030. The ban is explicit: The Federal Reserve cannot issue or create a CBDC - directly or through intermediaries - for at least four years. The stablecoin market hit $319 billion in April 2026. USDT sits at $189.6B. USDC at $77.6B. Stablecoins processed $46 trillion in transaction volume in 2025 - 20x PayPal, nearly 3x Visa. Circle and Tether now own this market. No government competitor until 2030. The policy context matters. The GENIUS Act was signed into law in July 2025 - the first comprehensive federal framework for dollar-backed stablecoins. Congress didn't stop there. It then banned the Fed from competing with them entirely. Since the GENIUS Act passed, daily stablecoin transaction volumes soared from $1 trillion to $4 trillion. Circle vs. Tether: diverging paths. USDC was already compliant before the law passed - 1:1 T-bill backing, institutional custody, monthly attestations. Tether launched USAT in January 2026 as a separate U.S.-compliant stablecoin through Anchorage Digital Bank. Global USDT stays outside the U.S. framework. The bottom line. Washington isn't just tolerating private stablecoins. Treasury Secretary Bessent has confirmed a U.S. digital dollar remains "off the table." Policy is actively choosing private over government. And it's locked in for four years.

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  Jordan Keyser (@jordankeyser) reported 22 minutes ago

  @CHINNIE1380 @Youngjoeybaby Yeah I used PayPal, didn’t know it would be an issue!

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  OJ - PlayerEssence (@PlayerEssence) reported 22 minutes ago

  @ArcanaLegacy I see, no problem. Send me your paypal and I'll buy the game for you.

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  Matthew Rife (@RifeTechnology) reported 22 minutes ago

  @GretchenPSmith @PayPal What happened? I saw that they locked you down this morning, but then saw that you got access back. They got you again after that?

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  Safety Second! 🏋️ (@1HeavySigh) reported 26 minutes ago

  PayPal: We recognize you on this device. PP (seconds later): fill in the secret code we will text you. Also PP (seconds after): please check your email for a secret code. You didn’t really recognize me then, did you, PP? It’s okay, I get it. I’m terrible with names, too.

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  Game-****-strong (@Game_cockstrong) reported 29 minutes ago

  @Saladinbraham Ppl said the same thing with PayPal... Very similar story tbh. Not working out so well for them

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  Derek Trotter (@DelB0yTr0tter) reported 31 minutes ago

  @HoweyJohnn34169 Thank you for the feedback. I suggest considering the affiliate program which is the next release and will be launched imminently… three referrals brings the cost of membership down to zero and from there its 40% of every recurring monthly fee that Vivé receives from every referral paid directly via Payoneer (we chose them because PayPal is dying and doesn’t operate here but they offer exactly same services) and straight to your bank account from there… every referral can start referring as well (instantly) with a live membership All details are on the website and inside the platform under the Affiliates tab

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  Peinlicher Pimmelprimat Jonas Thunecke 🐵🐒😵‍💫🤪 (@beastiebearpig) reported 31 minutes ago

  @klose_alfred @myaltfr @myaltfr do NOT interact with this account! This dude is a scammer. he said the same to me and then he wanted by login data of my bank account, and as I refused to do that, he told me he can send money via paypal but I'd have to send him 50€ first.

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  AMINE (@blackanime0r) reported 34 minutes ago

  @Colour_awr @_VGen_ @PayPal ya its a big problem

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  Derek (@OilBeak) reported 34 minutes ago

  @PayPal I've been trying to get money off of your site and into my bank for like 6+ months and have run into issue after issue. I keep getting told "oh just try again" and things get pushed down the line for another week.

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  GringoPeruano (@GringoPeru21775) reported 37 minutes ago

  @Saladinbraham Don't be stupid, this is like PayPal. Down only

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  carmilla (@balaclavados) reported 37 minutes ago

  @Jamesma63410541 I’m not able to send DMs because an error keeps occurring. I use PayPal. Message me on Telegram: carmilla2026

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  🌰{hello.world}🌰 (@marshotel72) reported 38 minutes ago

  @SFCAPONTE1 @codeofvets @stripe She did but PayPal is always doing something to cause issues

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  Moose (@MOOSE5754) reported 38 minutes ago

  @GretchenPSmith @PayPal PayPal needs to fix this now!

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  3ll3_Wood5 (@simbaha18) reported 40 minutes ago

  @ImBreckWorsham So true but I can one up you. I was trying to get a refund for a warranty issue on a keyboard I got my son. The only way they will send the refund is through PayPal. It’s like they are trapped in 2000 and can’t let it go.

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  Merzena Flores (@Merzena_GFX) reported 41 minutes ago

  @WhackWiz I can make dope one but problem is I am not Roblox user! If you can use PayPal or any other method then I can draw!

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  Moniker (@_opcode) reported 42 minutes ago

  @brxfastsolstice @thegenesisbl0ck Calm down, ethot. Do I need to paypal you some $ for you to act nice?

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  Jack Raper (@JackRaper7) reported 45 minutes ago

  @RightScopee Not in a minute. They money will be spent to save way more than a 1000 livelihoods! Look at the vision, the success and transparancy and the facts of what this man is truly about and why the extra zeros matter. Elon could drop a million dollars at my feet and walk away and I am the poor MF that would chase him down to give it back and ask WTF just out of curiousity. Obviously I am an Elon fan and have been since his PayPAl days.

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  ploppity plop (@supercalifrag33) reported 48 minutes ago

  @PayPal Fix it

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  Creative Deduction (@CreativeDeduct) reported 60 minutes ago

  Elon Musk didn’t get rich by accident, by luck or by fraud. He got rich through entrepreneurship and ingenuity, and by taking enormous risks. The picture is Musk staring at the wreckage of another exploded Falcon 1 rocket, the third to fail on launch. In 2008, Musk was borrowing money from friends to pay his rent, going through a divorce, SpaceX was running out of cash, and to add to the misery, Tesla was at risk of missing payroll and going bankrupt. Down to his last $40 million of the $180 million he made from selling PayPal, Musk decided on one last roll of the dice and poured his remaining capital into a fourth launch on September 28, 2008. This time it worked. The rocket successfully reached orbit. Weeks later, SpaceX was awarded a $1.6 billion contract from NASA. A few months later, Tesla secured crucial investment to commence production of the original Tesla Roadster. "I gave both SpaceX and Tesla a probability of less than 10% likely to succeed," Musk later said. Musk could have taken a salaried job and never pursued entrepreneurship. He could have pocketed his PayPal millions and sat on a beach for the rest of his life. Instead, he risked it all and it paid off in a spectacular way, not just for him. His groundbreaking companies have given consumers new and better products and created 1000s of well-paid jobs. SpaceX alone has made more than 4,000 former and current employees Dollar millionaires. It also made Musk the world’s first Dollar trillionaire. His detractors tell you his wealth is undeserved. The truth is that when exceptional individuals like Musk run risks that may seem unacceptable to most of us, society progresses and we all gain. Instead of chastising success, we should take inspiration from people like Elon Musk. Next time you think of giving up, remember this picture.