Meta's Facebook and Instagram Back Online: US Users Recovering from Outage, According to Downdetector

Facebook & Instagram

Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram are back up and running for most users after a significant outage affected thousands across the U.S. on Monday. According to Downdetector, which monitors service disruptions, the peak of the outage occurred around 1:35 p.m. ET, with over 12,000 reports of issues on Facebook and more than 5,000 on Instagram.

As of 2:09 p.m. ET, the number of reported outages had decreased significantly, with around 659 for Facebook and 450 for Instagram. Downdetector compiles its data from user submissions, meaning the actual number of users affected could be higher.

Meta did not respond to requests for comments regarding the outage. Earlier this year, a global outage impacted hundreds of thousands of users, lasting over two hours due to a technical issue, resulting in more than 550,000 disruption reports for Facebook and around 92,000 for Instagram at its peak.

Meta's Facebook and Instagram Back Online: US Users Recovering from Outage, According to Downdetector