Meta owned popular chat platform WhatsApp is down in various areas of the globe, including India. Many users have reported that they are unable to send or receive messages, or even sign in to their accounts on WhatsApp.

WhatsApp isn’t working on the majority of WhatsApp users from India since users aren’t being able to send messages, or receive them.

WhatsApp down in India

All the services on the Meta-owned chat platform was functioning and users have taken to Twitter to share their experiences with hilarious memes about the WhatsApp downtime. WhatsApp stopped working at around 12 pm on October 25, 2022.

According to Downdetector the website that tracks real-time outage and problem user feedback, reports show that WhatsApp is experiencing problems at 3:17 am (EDT) (12:47 midnight).

According to the website, in India around 28.413 users have complained about the issue on their website around 12:30 after 12:30. The majority of those who have complained complains of issues sending messages, and 7 percent are experiencing issues using problems with App as well. 24% have reported issues with the server connection.

Meta issues statement

Meta has officially acknowledged the issue. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible,” a Meta spokesperson confirmed.

Global outage

According to Reuters the users of Asia and in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Europe are experiencing issues sending and receiving text messages as well as videos on WhatsApp.

Around 0750 GMT The outage report website Downdetector revealed that more than 68,000 users reported issues using the app across and around the United Kingdom. Issues were reported by 19,000 users in Singapore as well as 15,000 users from South Africa.

WhatsApp customers in France have also been affected by the problem. “WhatsApp was not working in France on Tuesday.

There were around 9,540 complaints reported in the last 24 hours concerning the Meta Platforms-owned service that is on the Downdetector,” Reuters added.