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Facebook Messenger is an instant messaging service and software application. Users can send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio, and files.The service also supports voice and video calling.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Facebook Messenger reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Facebook Messenger Outage Chart 01/02/2026 12:30

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Facebook Messenger users through our website.

  1. Messaging (52%)

    Messaging (52%)

  2. Glitches (20%)

    Glitches (20%)

  3. App Crashing (12%)

    App Crashing (12%)

  4. Sign in (7%)

    Sign in (7%)

  5. Connection (7%)

    Connection (7%)

  6. Multimedia (3%)

    Multimedia (3%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Facebook Messenger outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
GermanyWissen Glitches
FranceTorreilles Messaging
GermanyWissen Glitches
GermanyWissen Glitches
United StatesYuma Messaging
NetherlandsHoorn App Crashing
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Facebook Messenger Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • JennyJennyJam Jennifer Toth (@JennyJennyJam) reported from South Bend, Indiana

    Facebook, FB messenger and Instagram go down and I realize I can't contact half the people I need too 😵😱💀 I had to Google to find out what was going on....it's been hours. #facebookdown

  • thenameismargs Margaret Mielczarek (@thenameismargs) reported

    @ameliaboone @lindsaycrouse Unless ur trying to communicate with people o/s… my partner is o/s at the moment so these platforms being down is a bit ****. Obv still have iMsg etc., but we use FB messenger to call each other everyday.. so I hope things come back soon 😔

  • Lheeeeey13 Liz Estabillo (@Lheeeeey13) reported

    Shutaaaaaaaa 5hrs na down ang facebook messenger and IG 🙃😤

  • autumn_marie42 Autumn Marie (@autumn_marie42) reported

    anyone know why Facebook messenger and Instagram are down?

  • Lithunium_Snow Gigi Hadidn’t (@Lithunium_Snow) reported

    Social media being down just reminded me of all the old ones like MSN, Skype, kik, and Facebook messenger, being 12-14 and how many scary *** predators and creeps there were on there.. all those notification noises still give me terrible flashbacks shshdhx

  • Matthew_MKE Matthew - 11 wins left (@Matthew_MKE) reported

    Never realized how much I rely on FB Messenger to talk to friends and family until the whole damn thing goes down

  • Lowesly Mike (@Lowesly) reported from Charlotte, North Carolina

    Is Facebook messenger down too? Cuz there be some people I need to read their messages to get rid of their notification bubble and I don’t need them coming for me.

  • Gill_Laurenn Lauren Gill (@Gill_Laurenn) reported

    Woke up from a nap to Facebook messenger not working at all after trying everything, thought I was going mad for a sec

  • shandaspanda Shanda Sung (@shandaspanda) reported

    Facebook messenger down? I am devastated to know that my friends are eating meals and I don’t know what they look like!

  • tommyboxeo Tommy Boxeo (@tommyboxeo) reported from Baie-James, Québec

    Seems like Facebook & Facebook messenger is not working for me. #MondayThoughts #Facebook

  • whanothoward cal (@whanothoward) reported

    Facebook Messenger's not working GroupMe's not working Instagram's not working clearly Discord and Twitter are the superior social platforms?

  • ultimatellama レベッカ ☘️🏹 (@ultimatellama) reported

    There are so many people who I can only contact via Facebook messenger and it feels so weird not talking to them while everything is down. As soon as it’s back up I’m asking everyone for their phone numbers so I can old school text them if this happens again.

  • FlipYakJak Timtendo (@FlipYakJak) reported

    Seeing facebook down, I should really get on top of just asking all my irl their phone numbers rather than relying on fb messenger lol

  • SarahLouise_H Sarah Louise Harrison (@SarahLouise_H) reported

    Facebook messenger is down and I've never felt so cutoff from my little world.

  • blotchkat Blotchkat (@blotchkat) reported

    Have to switch back to texting my partner messages from the other side of the room now that Facebook Messenger is down 😢

  • gaylebal421979 Gayle (@gaylebal421979) reported

    @SDRegionalCtr attention service providers and consumers at san diego regional center Facebook facebook messenger instagram and whatsapp are down right now due to a major outage hopefully they will be working again asap this afternoon.

  • mahouz_meer MahOuz MeEr (@mahouz_meer) reported

    @ranahamzasaif Whatsapp Instagram Facebook Messenger All Down 🔻

  • Nicu_Pit Nicu Pit (@Nicu_Pit) reported

    @messenger Facebook Messenger just broke, and the other 2 as well,WhatsApp and probably Instagram....what the Fuchhh....get the problem fixed!!!

  • swaggled ❛꒰🎗Spookri⁶⁹Ѽ watching squid game“٫࿓᪶ (@swaggled) reported

    I hope facebook messenger and whatsapp is down until tommorow ngl no messenger no classes for filo😭😭😭

  • BrianIsJustOkay Brian Higgins (@BrianIsJustOkay) reported

    Help facebook messenger is down and I don’t have any of my comedian friends’ phone numbers

  • JenniferMC8479 Jen Marie (@JenniferMC8479) reported

    So does that mean FB messenger down too

  • jonliedtke Jon Liedtke (@jonliedtke) reported

    Facebook controls 5 billion active accounts. Losing services the day after a 60 minutes Jan 6 insurrection whistleblower scandal which brought shares down 5% is a hell of a dead cat on the table though. Whatsapp: 2 billion Facebook messenger: 1.5 billion Instagram: 1.5 billion

  • therickyshow Elio (@therickyshow) reported

    BREAKING NEWS A widespread outage is crippling #Facebook’s sites and apps and its employee systems like phones and badges. The cause of the issue is unclear. Facebook’s apps - Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Oculus — all went down at the same time on Mon.

  • Freethewzrd John Chinaman (@Freethewzrd) reported

    Facebook messenger down too??

  • zdsellie Zander Danielson Sellie (@zdsellie) reported

    So I’ve been at work all day apparently Facebook is down my only problem with this is Facebook messenger being Down

  • egoyjr abcde_egzy (@egoyjr) reported

    Is @Facebook messenger down?

  • FlipYakJak Timtendo (@FlipYakJak) reported

    Seeing facebook down, I should really get on top of just asking all my irl friends their phone numbers rather than relying on fb messenger lol

  • rob_in_colorado Rob Thompson (@rob_in_colorado) reported

    @Green_Footballs Just missed a service call because the client and I were communicating soley via FB messenger and I couldn't get their info/address pulled up.

  • classicpoodle ‘Cause We Done (@classicpoodle) reported

    So, is FB messenger also down?

  • charleighalyse charleigh⏳ (@charleighalyse) reported

    i've had to resort to 🤢texting🤢 cus fb messenger is down