Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram report suffering some outages

4,808 reports filed ​by Facebook users in US, with 63% of users ​facing issues accessing website

Instagram and Facebook social networks appeared ​to suffer some outages ‌on Sunday, with users reporting issues with the app ​and website.

According to Downdetector, there ⁠were 4,808 reports filed ​by Facebook users in ​the United States as of 0746 GMT, with 63% of users ​facing issues accessing the ​website.

Another 2,829 reports were filed by ‌Instagram ⁠users in the US who faced issues with the app as of 0818 ​GMT ​on ⁠Sunday.

Reports of Facebook and Instagram disruptions spiked around 1pm Pakistan time, reflecting a sharp increase in user complaints, according to the Downdetector.

User reports indicate problems with Facebook since 3:55 AM EDT.
How is it affecting you? #FacebookDownhttps://t.co/8wgYQLKxCu

— Downdetector (@downdetector) July 19, 2026

Checks by Reuters also found that access ​to Facebook and Instagram ​was ⁠intermittent in Singapore.

Meta did not immediately reply to ⁠a ​request for comment ​sent by email.

User reports indicate problems with Instagram since 4:05 AM EDT.
How is it affecting you? #InstagramDownhttps://t.co/lXKoHvktSg

— Downdetector (@downdetector) July 19, 2026

Last month, Facebook and Instagram users across multiple regions reported widespread service disruptions, with thousands experiencing difficulties accessing Meta’s social media platforms.

Read: Meta apps down? Facebook and Instagram users face login problems

Reports of problems began rising sharply during the morning hours, affecting Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger.

Users indicated they were unable to log in, load content or access messages normally. The disruption quickly generated significant discussion online as people turned to outage-tracking services to confirm the issues.