Today, Instagram has been experiencing sporadic disruptions that prevent thousands of users from using the app.
The social media app seems to be experiencing a serious issue shortly after 9 a.m., as reported issues peaked at over 2,000 on Down Detector.
While many are now back online, the issue appears to be continuing for some.
Most of the reports relate to the app, with just 5% linked to the website, but the majority of users access the platform through its app.
Others noted the issue was with the feed specifically, which was unable to refresh and pull in new content.
Users across the UK reported problems, including in London, Glasgow, Manchester and the Midlands.
However, the issue appears to be global, with users on X from the US, Canada, India and Pakistan also complaining they were unable to access the app.
Many also joked about the situation, and the fact so many users flocked to X to see if there was an issue with their accounts or if Instagram was down.
One user, Kay, asked: ‘Is Instagram down or have I been hacked?’
Others wondered if their account had been deleted.
#instagramdown for a min*
Whole world : pic.twitter.com/Ls9Uf9cz1H— xuenain (@meer_xuenain) February 17, 2024
Instagram is one of the world’s most popular apps, with around 2 billion reported active monthly users, and more than 500 million active daily users.
Neither Instagram nor its owner Meta appears to have replied to any of the posts or commented on the cause of the issue.
The outage comes just days after Instagram’s sister platform Facebook also went down.
