WhatsApp down, cutting off tens-of-thousands off users

Most users complained of having connectivity issues and claimed the app failed to send messages.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 28, 2025 18:31 Updated: FEBRUARY 28, 2025 18:43

WhatsApp on iPad (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)

Tens-of-thousands of WhatsApp users complained that the messaging service has gone down, according to reports flagged to outage monitor Downdetector on Friday.

The outage is impacting users worldwide, according to international reports.

Most users complained of having connectivity issues and claimed the app failed to send messages.

The WhatsApp dialer. Without adding contacts (credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)

Meta, the company that owns WhatsApp, has yet to comment on the issue.

This is a developing story.