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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 02/20/2026 19:50

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Glitches (37%)

    Glitches (37%)

  2. Messaging (28%)

    Messaging (28%)

  3. App Crashing (23%)

    App Crashing (23%)

  4. Connection (6%)

    Connection (6%)

  5. Sign in (4%)

    Sign in (4%)

  6. Multimedia (1%)

    Multimedia (1%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
ItalyBologna Glitches
GermanyWissen Glitches
GermanyWissen Multimedia
Hong KongCentral Sign in
PolandLublin Connection
GermanyWissen App Crashing
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Facebook Messenger Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • qrs136 Made of pockets and sedition. (@qrs136) reported

    @jonnyboydublin @emilyctamkin @chick_in_kiev Most of us Americans with cel phones have unlimited SMS, MMS and data built into our service. I use FB Messenger with a few friends who don’t.

  • jcpgns JC PGNS 👓 (@jcpgns) reported

    Down daw ang fb messenger kanina Me: sleeping...

  • LysanderTheLion LysanderTheLion (@LysanderTheLion) reported

    @joshtigerhill Wife calls from work and says, "Hey, I have a technical question?" I insta-respond, "Yes, FB is down hard!" *Pregnant pause* "Well, OK then, thanks!" We typically communicate through FB messenger throughout the day...

  • Kramgil3 Kramgil (@Kramgil3) reported

    @_euriiiii Down fb messenger etc

  • swiftiewetjet mary🧣 (@swiftiewetjet) reported

    @invisibleeswift wth that’s crazy. Pretty much all phone plans here come with unlimited texting and almost everyone I know has an iPhone so if they don’t have service you can iMessage with your home internet on the same app. People who don’t where I live usually use Facebook messenger though

  • Nizambjr Nizamuddin (@Nizambjr) reported

    Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook messenger recovered after major outage. WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Facebook Messenger were down for many people, meaning it was a major outage Globally. There were more than 1.2 million incidents of people reporting issues.

  • MollyBarkingDog MollyTheBarkingDog (@MollyBarkingDog) reported

    @DayeanneHutton The main issue for me was that FB Messenger was down because I use it to communicate with my friends.

  • JR_Gsy JR (@JR_Gsy) reported

    @ScarverShawcro1 It’s really only a problem if you only contact your dealer via FB messenger.

  • swagrix !!! (@swagrix) reported

    wdym fb messenger and ig are down ..

  • diiiimaaa ديمااااااااااااااااااااا🚨 (@diiiimaaa) reported

    whoever shut fb messenger down owes me $$ for getting in my way of cheating on my online quiz

  • tatchh Faith (@tatchh) reported

    people were really losing it when facebook, fb messenger and ig were down lol

  • Nayfield NΑҮFIΕLⅮ (@Nayfield) reported

    @munin It's likely true, just without the detail. A configuration/code change ... caused a withdraw of all BGP announcements, and they couldn't roll back. Their internal communication (FB Messenger for FBers) was down. Keystone kops for hours to get physical access and revert by hand

  • _wonderLhen Lhen Quilalang (@_wonderLhen) reported

    Me not bothered about Facebook messenger and IG down system 🤪

  • keancantreid kean (@keancantreid) reported

    For what it’s worth, my Facebook messenger is still down so there is absolutely no reason to add me to a group message. You’re just wasting internet baby.

  • ronmabry5000 Ron Mabry (@ronmabry5000) reported

    @ewaynebarber Apparently it's my fault....the delay built into the COVID booster I received 10 days ago brought down FB, WhatsApp, Instagram and FB Messenger. Got this from a reliable source online. I kinda feel bad about it but on the other hand, awesome!!

  • RSathsen Ranuja Sathsen (@RSathsen) reported

    WhatsApp is down ? What’s going on not only WhatsApp Facebook messenger all are down!

  • NaomiFraser8 Naomi Fraser (@NaomiFraser8) reported

    @jgrahamc I can still search fb on the internet on computer, it comes up. I still have it on my phone, fb search works, I can post to my timeline, fb messenger works I can post to myself. It's not down at all for me. Neither is Insta.

  • HankTrash ❤️‍🔥 Trash ❤️‍🔥 (@HankTrash) reported

    @PageInaBook29 @flannelcured The definition of what you should NEVER put all your eggs in one basket. They couldn’t even communicate well bc they use FB messenger. Which was down.

  • SWVMPDAD Swamp Papi (@SWVMPDAD) reported

    Don’t worry if she hasn’t hit you back on fb messenger in 3 weeks big dog. Facebook was down all day and she probably tried to hit you back then. You should go ahead and send another message.

  • Flesruoy_Llik Flesruoy Llik (@Flesruoy_Llik) reported

    So Panama papers info drops today and today Facebook was down. Can’t share info about Panama papers on fb messenger when it’s down? Well played 🤔

  • StephGelletta Stephy🦁 (@StephGelletta) reported

    Damn didn’t realize how much I used Facebook messenger to text people until it was down all day

  • CNXObserver CNXObserver (@CNXObserver) reported

    @StickboyBangkok Saw someone saying that with FB messenger down, they were unable to contact their siblings to inform them about their Mum’s illness. There’s this thing called a phone ….. 🙃

  • fueledbyitlog #GIGI! (@fueledbyitlog) reported

    facebook messenger n instagram being down last night on a mercury retrograde . idk anymore

  • itsurel ᴇʟ (@itsurel) reported

    Y'all always care when facebook messenger instagram down but who cared when i was down???

  • sigwo Steven (@sigwo) reported

    *Slides tin foil hat on* Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and FB Messenger went down today to install the most comprehensive monitoring tool ever installed on the internet. Even more a reason for #Metis and the rise of Web 3.0! $JUP

  • Interesting_meh Interesting (@Interesting_meh) reported

    Facebook Messenger still down. #facebookdown

  • elfriesen E L Friesen (@elfriesen) reported from Amsterdam, Provincie Noord-Holland

    @llmunro It's used widely by businesses large, small, and micro here in the Netherlands. I communicate with most of my friends and family scattered across the world using it, and to a lesser extent FB messenger. The outage made for a very lonely and unproductive few hours.

  • Bell_Anth Anthony Bell (@Bell_Anth) reported

    @Morgan44Brown @bryce_satkowski I figured I'd just talk to you at some undecided point in the future by running into you back home by pure chance if Facebook messenger stayed down

  • Saclassycouture Classycouturesa (@Saclassycouture) reported

    @Mashstartup I have been saying I need to work on my SEO and email marketing.I communicate with clients via Watsup or FB messenger and IG DM .Market through FB and IG yesterday outage was a wake up call 🤞🤞🤞

  • theghytimes The Guwahati Times (@theghytimes) reported

    In a blogpost, Downdetector said the outage was global and the largest it had ever seen. “Facebook is currently experiencing a rarely seen global outage that is taking out Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.”