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WhatsApp Messenger is a cross platform mobile messaging app for smart phones such as the iPhone, Android phones, Windows Mobile or Blackberry. Whatsapp allows users to send and recieve messages, photos, and other information and is considered an alternative to text messages or SMS.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of WhatsApp 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.

WhatsApp Outage Chart 02/18/2026 02:45

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Messaging (30%)

    Messaging (30%)

  2. Connection (24%)

    Connection (24%)

  3. App Crashing (12%)

    App Crashing (12%)

  4. Glitches (11%)

    Glitches (11%)

  5. Sign in (11%)

    Sign in (11%)

  6. Multimedia (8%)

    Multimedia (8%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
MexicoRamos Arizpe Connection
PeruChiclayo App Crashing
United StatesGaithersburg Multimedia
MozambiqueMaputo Video
United KingdomCity of London Messaging
United KingdomReading Messaging
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WhatsApp Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Madhan18210579 Madhan (@Madhan18210579) reported

    @WhatsApp Can u explain what is the issue happened exactly?

  • AMBRISHPATHAK2 AMBRISH PATHAK (@AMBRISHPATHAK2) reported

    @WhatsApp It is not working now....any info...?????

  • JayassasinP JayAssassin (@JayassasinP) reported

    @WhatsApp Fix the quality

  • iamAzzyy Azeem khan (@iamAzzyy) reported

    @WhatsApp #Ask@whatsapp & All this is an audio message which is going viral on whatsapp There is talk of shutting down whatsapp What: Is there anything behind this?

  • Noctam666 Garcia Romain (@Noctam666) reported

    @WhatsApp hello here do you still have trouble? Since 3 hours my message didn't get send and it's the same with my gf phone

  • mrjoebarlow joe barlow (@mrjoebarlow) reported

    WTF @WhatsApp! Fix your thing! My gf hasn't responded to me since mid August!

  • SubhanMeer7 Subhan Meer (@SubhanMeer7) reported

    @WhatsApp not working after 10:30pm 🤦

  • krsingh1107 Khangar Singh (@krsingh1107) reported

    @WhatsApp again whatsapp not working properly

  • CatXplosion Spooky Kat Witch SZN (@CatXplosion) reported

    I only cared about @WhatsApp being down. It’s how I annoy @Da_CombatWombat with tiktoks. 🎃

  • iwishiwerebrits 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 | (@iwishiwerebrits) reported

    @Snapchat> @LINE or @WhatsApp Just saying until they can resolve my problem its pissing me off

  • EMaposho FukuJames 🎙 (@EMaposho) reported

    Why do whatsapp people text you at 18.45 then you respond at 18.46 for them to text you back at 19.00? @WhatsApp please shut it down again. Your people haven't learn yet. 🚮🚮

  • kraj76 Alex the Great ™️ (@kraj76) reported

    @MichelleYesudas @WhatsApp It’s you and not us. You are the problem… - my parents

  • MohsinH95760449 Mohsin Hussain (@MohsinH95760449) reported

    @WhatsApp I thought something wrong in my phone 📱 I even reboot my phone twice 😐but it was not working at all.

  • AMBRISHPATHAK2 AMBRISH PATHAK (@AMBRISHPATHAK2) reported

    @WhatsApp whatsapp is not working now after 22:00... Today...Any issue like yesterday.. Plz explain

  • FormelOneNews FormelOneNews (@FormelOneNews) reported

    @WSeriesRacing @instagram @WhatsApp Just use #twitter, no problem 🤪

  • Niksmohanty Naivedya Mohanty (@Niksmohanty) reported

    @WhatsApp @Android @AndroidDev Can anyone help me in transferring the whatsapp chats from IOS to Android. #whatsapp #android

  • FI7FOOTBALL Footballinfinite7 (@FI7FOOTBALL) reported

    @instagram @WhatsApp fix your ****

  • Tyler_mbaya BAHA MACHACHARI🤕 (@Tyler_mbaya) reported

    @WhatsApp Mine is still not working 😔😔

  • joy_ramona Ramona Joy Paul (@joy_ramona) reported

    @WhatsApp I think it’s not working again !!

  • remygnaylor Remy/Rémy Gerard Naylor (@remygnaylor) reported

    @WhatsApp @Twitter How? Fix yourself!

  • m_muaadh96 චොකලේට් මාරී (@m_muaadh96) reported

    Scrolling @Twitter after @WhatsApp down and here all the tweets are #whatsappdown

  • DeeprajKarra Deepraj Karra (@DeeprajKarra) reported

    @WhatsApp My mic problem not slove till today

  • paul_almighty Paul 🕊 (@paul_almighty) reported

    @WhatsApp so how can we help mark regain all that money that was lost ?

  • SweeneyOrla Orla Sweeney (@SweeneyOrla) reported

    @WhatsApp I have been unable to backup my WhatsApp chats for a very long time & have tried all the trouble shooting I can find online but nothing has worked. I have loads of space on my iCloud. Can someone offer any assistance? Many thanks

  • Raschidhb ℜ𝔞𝔰𝔥𝔦𝔡 ℌ𝔲𝔰𝔰𝔞𝔦𝔫 (@Raschidhb) reported

    @saweelrathore @WhatsApp Saweel being down is something THEY DO NOT want to happen, their businesses thrive when users actively use their services,they do anything to keep us glued to screens.

  • ajayrotti Ajay Rotti (@ajayrotti) reported from PETROL BUNK ORR, State of Karnataka

    The way some people are reacting to @Facebook @instagram @WhatsApp crashing yesterday makes me wonder if these arent FREE for some!!! We dont even hold service providers who charge money for services to these levels. Talk of free users and their demands 😝😝

  • MUADonellaD MUADonellaD🇰🇳🦋💋 (@MUADonellaD) reported

    Was so glad when @WhatsApp went down 😒 I can’t wait til delete it again

  • AmoursKayla just an army ._. (@AmoursKayla) reported

    @AijjuR @damescrf @WhatsApp They posted it in English first just gotta scroll down:)

  • maria_decaroli Maria (@maria_decaroli) reported

    @LivingSambar @WhatsApp I know someone who can help you. Sometime ago I had similar issue,I tried to reach out to the support team but no response from them,I finally got help from JESSY.CODE on instagram, he is an expert.

  • santhanam_offl Santhanam (@santhanam_offl) reported

    Is that i am only facing this issue My saved contacts are showing only numbers instead of names in @WhatsApp