WhatsApp Web – the web-based messaging service from Meta – is reportedly facing some issues. Several users worldwide experienced problems while accessing the web version of WhatsApp and complained about it on the social media platform X – formerly known as Twitter.

Users said they could not send messages or connect with the WhatsApp web servers. The outage reportedly started around 9 am but aggravated after over an hour. 

According to Downdetector, users started reporting the problem at around 9 am and it peaked at around 11 am. Out of those who faced the problem, 58 per cent of them reported issues related to the web version. Also, 35 per cent of them faced problems with the app.

“Am I the only one experiencing Whatsapp web problems or is it down globally?” a user said on X.

While another user said, “So I’m not the only one for whom Whatsapp web is not working”

The reason for the outage is not known yet and WhatsApp has not issued any statement related to it.