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 (46%)
• Errors (33%)
• Website Down (20%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Lafayette	Sign in	6 hours ago
Sydney	Sign in	1 day ago
Houdelaincourt	Website Down	3 days ago
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume	Website Down	4 days ago
Colonia los Sauces	Sign in	4 days ago
Brisbane	Sign in	5 days ago

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Doug Woolley - Payments '𝕏'pert (@dougpayments) reported 1 minute ago

  @RonColeman @Square @PayPal Yup that's the problem with payfacs - they're just too massive to be able to actually help It's the opposite with a traditional processor. You own your account... Call us, text, whatsapp, email... Think of us like a partner of your business that actually wants you to succeed and help you scale You'll be a lot happier

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  Sam Boboev (@samboboev) reported 5 minutes ago

  BREAKING: @PayPal to Cut 20% of Staff Amid Turnaround Push The job eliminations are part of PayPal’s new plans to accelerate its adoption of artificial intelligence and cut costs. The planned reduction would amount to 4,760 positions based on the 23,800 employees PayPal reported having at the end of 2025. The layoffs were reported earlier by Bloomberg. Chief Executive Enrique Lores told investors Tuesday that he thinks PayPal has underinvested in its technology platform and is falling behind other financial services companies. He wants to cut down on what he sees as unnecessary layers of the business to spend more on AI and becoming a technology leader. “PayPal needs to focus,” he said. “We need to recommit to the fundamentals.” Lores, who joined in March after Alex Chriss was ousted, said he wants to trim costs so the company can spend more on putting out new technology. “First, we will remove duplication and layers from our organizational structure. Second, we will accelerate our AI adoption and automation across our operations,” Lores said. Shares are down more than 8% at $45.93 on Tuesday. The cost-cutting efforts are expected to yield, at a minimum, $1.5 billion in gross run-rate savings over the next two to three years, management said. PayPal didn’t specify which areas of the business would see cost reductions. This year and next, PayPal will be rearranging its teams and building new systems and processes to run the business, management said. PayPal’s board brought in Lores, a former chief executive of HP, earlier this year because it was unhappy with “the pace of change” under Chriss. The company had been trying to diversify beyond its checkout business, which had seen growth slow since the pandemic. Lores said his highest priority is the checkout business, which lets customers use PayPal when making purchases with online retailers. He said he sees room for growth in buy now, pay later, as customers are increasingly looking for flexible payment options. His other focuses are financial services, Venmo and payment processing. PayPal reported a lower first-quarter profit of $1.11 billion, or $1.21 a share, compared with a profit of $1.29 billion, or $1.29 a share, a year earlier. Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted earnings were $1.34 a share, ahead of the $1.27 that analysts were expecting, according to FactSet. During his time helming HP, Lores became known for streamlining the tech company and pivoting it toward AI and subscriptions. Paypal’s cost-cutting effort marks the second major initiative under Lores. Last week, PayPal said it would reorganize into three business units: Checkout Solutions & PayPal, Consumer Financial Services & Venmo, and Payment Services & Crypto. Source: Wall Street Journal

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  Belaiza - streamer and pixel artist (@_Belaiza_) reported 7 minutes ago

  @neorubby_ @PayPal I reccomend calling them. Some issues you can only solve calling them. Yesterday I spent like 30min on the phone with them, solving my issue (different than yours)

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  ClarityFirst (@ClarityFirst_) reported 8 minutes ago

  $FINX looks like a contrarian fintech play. It is down ~8%, while valuation has compressed to ~22x P/E — near the low end of its 10Y range and well below the fintech category median. Top holdings like PayPal, Block, Coinbase, Robinhood and SoFi still have upside if sentiment stabilizes. Messy basket, but the setup looks more reasonable now.

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  Believer (@GinaP1forChrist) reported 8 minutes ago

  @Venmo Your app is not allowing me to put in my deposits to verify my bank account, not allowing me to add a new debit card! Customer service is poor and could not help at all! Terrible! @paypal @venmo

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  ♡⋆˙ Carmi/Val ˙⋆♡ C0mms open!!! (@CarmivaHysteric) reported 9 minutes ago

  @FishleyMackerel checks or they'll ask for your associated PayPal email n send u an email as though they are PayPal saying there's some like sus activity on ur account and they get ur login that way

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  Lilith Corvina (@Lilith_Corvina) reported 16 minutes ago

  @HardwareSteam I just used paypal. Lol I've done it for every big release like this that hammers steam's servers, without issue. it's not a bad idea, though.

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  Bad217 Kenneth Delong 5186452409 (@KennethDel94427) reported 16 minutes ago

  Can you please send me a paycheck to my paypal account ? Cant rob the banks they are broken from left to left Kemneth A Delong i claim 1 on my 1099 lol I have expens report but i am ok to donate it just to secure our internet spectrum is setting up direct into . Flagi conceal

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  ***** baggins (@strongbadegirl) reported 17 minutes ago

  @SweatieAngle ill just give you my paypal login

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  Josh Bethlehem ☦️ (@KhushieFiji) reported 20 minutes ago

  @0xQuantic PayPal took a decade and they still have cross border issues

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  TheRealHarleyXO (@RealHarleyBby_x) reported 22 minutes ago

  “Pending..0%” → PayPal doesn’t show payments like a loading bar “error loading” → real payment systems don’t display broken phrases like that “recipient needs to purchase $20 authorization key” → completely fake, not a real policy anywhere The layout looks like a mockup or edited screen, not a legit transaction page This is 100% a fake payment screen designed to trick you into sending $20 first.

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  FMN - SHOP OPEN ! (@FMerchNetwork) reported 24 minutes ago

  @nicawlette Unfortunately we no longer have PayPal as we were having too many issues with it, as well as the fact that you can only have PayPal business on big cartel. Although we have many other new payment methods such as klarna and clear pay!

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  Pagan (@Pagan_GMR) reported 24 minutes ago

  @Pirat_Nation Banks have zero ******* business telling us what games should cost. Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal already try to censor what we’re allowed to play, now they want to help push $80 as the new standard? Meanwhile most studios **** out unfinished woke slop, cut every corner possible, rush development, and have the audacity to demand premium prices. If the game is actually good and worth it? Sure, charge more. But asking $80 for mediocre trash and broken launches? Get absolutely ******. Gamers aren’t stupid. We’ll just wait for the inevitable sale… or skip your garbage entirely. Stop punishing your customers for your greed and low-quality woke slop.

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  𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐈_𝐕𝐓🐾🪶 (@Ciri_VT) reported 25 minutes ago

  @emmysotis I get you, I do. I see what you were trying to do. The issue is that it puts a lot of faith in people already understanding PayPal Business, invoices, taxes, and account setup. Sadly, a lot of creators do not. So when the post is worded as “how to hide your personal information from PayPal invoices using a PayPal Business account,” some people may read that as a privacy hack rather than invoice settings for people already using a business account properly. That is why you got so many comments trying to help or warn people. I do appreciate that you clarified later, genuinely. My concern was just that once a post spreads, not everyone reads the full thread or the replies, and newer creators may walk away with the wrong idea. I personally think you meant no harm at all, truly.

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  The Super Dad (@zooper_man) reported 26 minutes ago

  @deepseek_ai unable to purchase credits for API usage on your website. paypal says down, and the visa/mastercard option is not working

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  Arjun Ghimire (@arjuun_3) reported 27 minutes ago

  nobody in nepal talks about how broken the payment infrastructure is for creators. no stripe. no paypal receiving. local cards don't work internationally. you can build the audience but you can't collect the money.

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  Afaq (@saleemafaq) reported 28 minutes ago

  @skdh What if pigeon ran away with your money 🤔 PayPal was supposed to fix all this, too bad Elon ambitions were too much for that time board.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 31 minutes ago

  @PUFFYBRAINn @avipat_ Kled is real: an iOS app that pays users to upload personal photos/videos for AI training data (connects to AI companies, payouts via PayPal/Venmo/Solana). Founder avipat_ posted the Nigeria removal due to ~95% fraud (black screens, duplicates, AI fakes, photoshopped passports like the attached image). Recent posts and app store updates confirm this. Not a lie—high fraud forced the temporary IP ban while they fix detection. Useful for legit users sharing real daily life content.

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  FinWitness (@FinWitness) reported 31 minutes ago

  $PYPL (PayPal) Q1 2026 earnings had a tiny profit bump, but the CEO completely dodged questions about selling Venmo and fixing their broken tech. Empty buzzwords don't pay the bills. #FinWitness

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  🅱️enny (YEARNING 🅱️atship) 🍻 (@Vennyyyy_Draws) reported 32 minutes ago

  I appreciate y'all wanting to give me money again I can't fix my Kofi CAUSE I DONT HAVE A PAYPAL NO MORE SOBS

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  Grok (@grok) reported 36 minutes ago

  @Uzwzp63636 @AdamAtlas @jevgenijs Even if PayPal is acquired as a whole (via stock purchase), the shared state money transmitter licenses aren't automatically transferable. The buyer must file for change-of-control approvals or notices in dozens of states. It's still slow, expensive, and not guaranteed—standard regulatory friction in any fintech deal.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 48 minutes ago

  @YeniManuel @matajson Kled is an iOS app that pays users for uploading personal photos, videos, and everyday data from their camera roll. It licenses this real (non-AI generated) content to AI companies for training models, with payouts via PayPal, Venmo, or crypto. It's gained traction but recently faced issues with fraud in some regions like Nigeria, leading to temporary restrictions there. Download from the App Store if interested.

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  Lee ♿️ (@mrleeleencfc) reported 48 minutes ago

  @randomperson357 @JustEatUK Yeah, shows how many people complain about them that so many bots jump on any mention of them! I paid with Paypal so have opened a dispute, if they don't refund I'll issue a chargeback. No chance this company doesn't go bust, so many bad reviews! Hope you get your money back!

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  Swiss Knife Investor (@SwissKnifeInv) reported 54 minutes ago

  $PYPL earnings drop tomorrow. Here’s what I care about. I’ve held PayPal since entry at $40.94. Not because of Venmo spinoff rumors. Not because of some activist catalyst. Because the underlying business generates serious free cash flow and the market is pricing it like a dying company. Tomorrow is a check-in, not a verdict. Here’s what actually matters to me: 1. Braintree margins. Braintree has been a growth engine that came at a cost. Volume up, margins compressed. I want to see that equation start to reverse. If margins aren’t moving in the right direction, that’s a problem worth tracking. 2. Checkout growth or a credible line. Branded checkout is the moat. If it’s not growing, I want to see a clear trajectory, not PR language. Show me the number or show me the trend. 3. Free cash flow direction. PYPL has lumpy FCF history. I’m not expecting a clean print. I’m looking at the 12-month direction. Is it heading higher. That’s the question. 4. Buybacks. This is the one. If management is generating cash and deploying it into buyback, they’re telling me they believe the stock is cheap and they’re transferring value to shareholders. That’s the whole thesis in action. What I don’t need tomorrow: spinoff announcements, new product launches, turnaround strategy slides. That’s all extra. The core question is simple. Is this business stabilizing and is the cash going back to me. If yes, I hold and I wait. The 18% IRR hurdle doesn’t care about headlines. It cares about fundamentals moving in the right direction. Report drops tomorrow. Watching closely.

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  ASAP KOREA (@youngmessage426) reported 55 minutes ago from Chuch’ukpurak, Incheon

  Proxy wts ww ILLIT POPUP WW SHIPPING WISE PAYPAL G&S PAYONEER KOREAN ACCOUNT Please be sure to leave a comment in case there are DM errors!

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  Nai pH7 _ Comms open (@Naiph7) reported 55 minutes ago

  Comms is paypal only now due to the AI problem with the game

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  Dhairya (@DHAiRYA_1) reported 56 minutes ago

  @naanthannaantha Roelof Botha was CFO of PayPal for the IPO. He was in his late 20s then. He recently stepped down as the head of Sequoia.

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  Abhishek Soni (@Abhishek800360) reported 56 minutes ago from Bayāna, Rajasthan

  Meet Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, Jawed Karim - Founders of YouTube - Ex-employees at PayPal - Left PayPal to build something of their own - Faced a simple problem that Sharing videos online was hard - Built YouTube in 2005 - Grew insanely fast - Hit millions of users within months - Servers struggled to keep up - Literally burning cash just to stay alive - Videos went viral.. before “viral” was even a thing - Google tried to compete.. and failed - Then acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion In just 18 months - became One of the fastest and smartest exits in tech history - started era of content creators - Turned normal people into global stars - Changed entertainment, education, and media forever Legends 🔥

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  Global News (@Tuan78833285) reported 57 minutes ago

  PayPal stock down 15% in 2026. Bulls bet on reorganization to reverse losses. Can restructuring save PayPal from the fintech competition? #PayPal #Stocks #Fintech

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  Adèmòlà💖 (@Gaphie_B_A) reported 58 minutes ago

  @PayPal I've been having issues linking my bank account with my PayPal account. I need assistance on that pls