WhatsApp suffers global outage once again

Monitoring website Down Detector stated that around half of complaints received were related to connection issues

Famous messaging service WhatsApp suffered a second outage in as many weeks when users across the world complained of problems with connectivity on Wednesday night.

Users were unable to send or receive messages for a short period of time last night.

WhatsApp is used by 1 billion people worldwide, including businesses and governments. Any hindrance in its service creates a massive outcry. Two weeks ago, a similar connectivity issue affected WhatsApp.



Many took to twitter to vent their frustration over the issue:

I was in the middle of an very important conversation 😭 #whatsappdown

— İskender Serdar Alex (@GheorghiuAlex9) May 17, 2017

Whats app is down again#whatsappdownpic.twitter.com/GNv1qhvT5o

— Abang Garam🏆 (@Brogaram) May 17, 2017

Searching on Twitter to make sure it's not just your whatsapp that is down 😂 #whatsappdown #prayforwhatsapp

— Jamie S (@JamieSYoung) May 17, 2017

2017 is worst time for internet! security breaches, hacks, down times etc #awsdown #whatsappdown #Malware

— Aswin (@akrv1) May 16, 2017

Unfortunately,  WhatsApp doesn’t maintain a status page to alert users when it's facing an outage. A Twitter account intended to serve that purpose hasn’t been updated since 2014.



Monitoring website Down Detector stated that around half of complaints received (56 per cent) were related to connection issues, while 32 per cent of those who logged problems with the site said they were having trouble receiving messages.



Let's hope this doesn't become a recurring feature as millions of users rely on WhatsApp on a daily basis.