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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 01/12/2026 21:10

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Messaging (42%)

    Messaging (42%)

  2. Glitches (32%)

    Glitches (32%)

  3. App Crashing (12%)

    App Crashing (12%)

  4. Sign in (6%)

    Sign in (6%)

  5. Connection (6%)

    Connection (6%)

  6. Multimedia (3%)

    Multimedia (3%)

Live Outage Map

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

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Facebook Messenger Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • raveenaujmaya ʀᴀᴠᴇᴇɴ (@raveenaujmaya) reported

    🔴 🔴 #Facebook Messenger and #WhatsApp are down for many users.

  • beautifulcity beautifulcity (@beautifulcity) reported

    @carlyewisel I learned IG was down because I went there to see if you screamed about it. I also learned fb messenger was down because I tried to send this thread to a group chat and nothing would go through!!

  • TAHSOU10 Taha Souri (@TAHSOU10) reported

    @mattswider Same here Facebook messenger is down

  • raveenaujmaya ʀᴀᴠᴇᴇɴ (@raveenaujmaya) reported

    🔴 #Facebook Messenger is down too.

  • kxrstyanna Kirsty Anna Alonso (@kxrstyanna) reported

    Anyone else’s fb messenger not working?? #facebookdown #messenger

  • robxu9 Robert (@robxu9) reported

    oh nice, facebook messenger, instagram, everything is hard down right now.

  • katelandiaa Obi-Wan Kenobi (@katelandiaa) reported

    @gutterbuttx @Shakeyp Yeah fb messenger is down for me lol

  • etherette Louise (@etherette) reported

    Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Instagram not working. Second outage in a fortnight. #Facebook #

  • misssugarcoco ⛓♥ 🍇 🎀 𝒫𝒾𝓂𝓅 𝒸🎀 🍇♥⛓ (@misssugarcoco) reported

    I deleted apps cuz I thought my phone was acting up with Facebook messenger -_- turns out its down

  • Auandiola kareem kandeal (@Auandiola) reported

    I have problems with my Facebook and Facebook Messenger accounts .. anybody else?? Does anyone know where the problem is?? #Facebookdown #Facebookmessengerdown

  • auxwit aux (@auxwit) reported

    Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are DOWN: Social media platforms crash worldwide leaving MILLIONS of users frustrated Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger are down worldwide

  • kayleighstone13 kayleigh 🌻 (@kayleighstone13) reported

    Why does Facebook messenger always go down when the gc is getting good?

  • RBeaumont9 Ryan Beaumont (@RBeaumont9) reported

    Checks twitter to see if Facebook messenger is down

  • hashboss_H The Brown Cake (@hashboss_H) reported

    Is Facebook messenger down, or is it just my app 🤔

  • nabila_nibu Nabila islam (@nabila_nibu) reported

    @Facebook fb messenger and instagram nothing working right now ,is the server down ??

  • OptiOptimist ⟭⟬ BulletProofGirl ⟬⟭ (@OptiOptimist) reported

    asked my calssmates something important and went to do some stuff Now I returned to find facebook messenger down 🤡🤐 #facebookdown

  • nancythenance Nancy the Nance (@nancythenance) reported

    Anyone else lose both @facebookapp and FB Messenger on their computer and/or phone? I was down for about 10 minutes. Odd. @Facebook #Facebook

  • hatchy965 Anthony Hatch (@hatchy965) reported

    Facebook messenger and Instagram are down has Facebook been hacked 🧐

  • MegansSoCool Megan Bodman (@MegansSoCool) reported

    Is Facebook messenger down or does the internet hate me

  • Divico47 Med Amine (@Divico47) reported

    Is fb messenger down ?

  • aishxjmn 𝓲𝓬𝓮⁷ (@aishxjmn) reported

    fb messenger is down?

  • RubenMuradyan Ruben Muradyan (@RubenMuradyan) reported

    It seems, that we experience the most severe Facebook/FB Messenger/Instagram/[most probably]Whatsapp outage.

  • westonIvr ً (@westonIvr) reported

    @TUBB0SBEES fb messenger and insta is down

  • c00yakies Cooyakies (@c00yakies) reported

    down ba fb messenger now??

  • StephanieChan Stephanie Chan (@StephanieChan) reported

    @Justin_Jordan Yup. Broken. But I am on a Facebook Messenger call right now and that still works.

  • tommytickle_96 Tom (@tommytickle_96) reported

    Checking Twitter to see if it’s just my Facebook messenger to go down #facebookdown

  • cocacoIafangs Sam (@cocacoIafangs) reported

    Facebook messenger and Instagram broken?

  • iamcharlotteee_ 🤍 (@iamcharlotteee_) reported

    So Instagram and fb messenger are down.. just when I had something funny to send in the group chat🙄

  • superjesee Jess Deblois (@superjesee) reported

    Little did I know, even Instagram and FB Messenger is down. 🤭

  • JasperDW Jasper DeWitt (@JasperDW) reported

    Is @Facebook messenger down? I suddenly notice that messages aren't even uploading to the server.