WhatsApp is Reportedly Down – Users Unable Use The Messaging App

The popular messaging app “WhatsApp” was down for users across Africa, the UK, Asia and other Countries, with tens of thousands of people reporting being unable to send or receive messages.

Downdetector, which tracks outages, said more than 100,600 reports of problems had been submitted at 8.41am, with issues first detected just before 8am.

However, the number of users experiencing issues could be much higher due to the way the website collects data.

WhatsApp users from around the world have taken to social media platforms, such as Twitter, to complain that the app is not working.

Downdetector also found more than 11,000 users in India, and 19,000 in Singapore, had reported experiencing issues.

Users have found that while they can open the app and access their conversations, it is failing to deliver new messages or successfully send any.

“We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages, and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible,” a spokesperson for the platform’s parent company, Meta, said.

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging platforms in the Africa and around the world, and is estimated to have more than two billion active users globally.

Update : WhatsApp services are been restored gradually as most users are now able to send and receive messages