Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Facebook and Instagram US Outage Prompts Thousands of Reports
Facebook and Instagram had trouble for many users in the United States on Sunday evening.
People reported problems using both services.
Downdetector recorded more than 17,000 Facebook reports.
It recorded more than 5,000 Instagram reports as well.
Most Facebook reports were about the website.
Some people could not log in or use the app.
These reports do not show the exact number of people affected because users submit them themselves.
The cause of the disruption was not immediately known.
Facebook and Instagram status pages in India showed no active problems on Monday.
Downdetector recorded more than 17,000 Facebook problem reports around 9:11–9:12 p.m. Eastern Time Sunday.
Instagram received more than 5,000 outage reports during the apparent disruption.
About 66% of Facebook reports involved the website, 14% login problems, and 12% the app.
Downdetector relies on user-submitted reports, so the figures may not equal the number of affected users.
India status pages showed no active Facebook or Instagram problem signals around 1:30 p.m. IST Monday.
- Who
- Users of Facebook and Instagram, with Downdetector collecting reports about both services.
- What
- Facebook and Instagram experienced an apparent service disruption in the United States.
- When
- Sunday evening, with reports exceeding the stated levels around 9:11–9:12 p.m. Eastern Time.
- Where
- The United States; India status pages showed no active problems around 1:30 p.m. IST Monday.
- Why
- The cause and nature of the disruption were not immediately clear.
Evidence of a Significant Disruption
Limits of the Available Data
Scale of the problem
Evidence of a Significant Disruption
More than 17,000 Facebook reports and more than 5,000 Instagram reports indicate that many users encountered problems.
Limits of the Available Data
User-submitted Downdetector reports do not establish how many people were actually unable to use the services.
Geographic reach
Evidence of a Significant Disruption
The reports indicate an apparent disruption affecting users in the United States.
Limits of the Available Data
The wider international reach was unclear, while India pages showed no active problem signals around the stated Monday time.
Confirmation and cause
Evidence of a Significant Disruption
Complaints rose across both Facebook and Instagram, consistent with a disruption affecting Meta platforms.
Limits of the Available Data
The precise cause and nature of the disruption were not clear, and Meta had not immediately responded to Reuters' request for comment.
- Services affected
- Facebook and Instagram
- Reported location
- United States
- Facebook reports
- More than 17,000 around 9:11–9:12 p.m. Eastern Time
- Instagram reports
- More than 5,000
- Facebook website reports
- About 66%
- Facebook login reports
- About 14%
- Facebook app reports
- About 12%
- India status
- No active problem signals for either service around 1:30 p.m. IST Monday
