WhatsApp DOWN - Chat app not working for hundreds of users

UPDATE THREE: A WhatsApp spokesperson has told Express.co.uk that the issues affecting the services today has now been fixed.

On Down Detector the outages on WhatsApp have falled from a peak of a few thousand to now just a handful, suggesting the problem has now been sorted.

UPDATE TWO: WhatsApp have given an update on the outage that has been affecting users across the globe today.

A WhatsApp spokesperson has told Express.co.uk that they are aware of the issue and are looking into it.

They said: “We are aware of the issue and working to resolve it."



It appears that the issue is getting resolved for many users, as the number of reported issues with the service on Down Detector has fallen sharply.



UPDATE ONE: The WhatsApp outage is still going on almost an hour after users first reported the service is down.



And the number of WhatsApp users reporting that the chat app is not working has continued to grow.

Independent website Down Detector UK has registered a peak of 2,716 WhatsApp users experiencing issues with the service today.

The vast majority of problems are with connection issues, while users have also reported problems sending and receiving messages.



While downdetector.com registered a peak of 4,853 users experiencing issues with WhatsApp today.

ORIGINAL: WhatsApp is down at the moment with the Facebook-owned chat app not working for hundreds of users, according to independent website Down Detector.

WhatsApp users have been hit by connection issues, problems sending or receiving messages and trouble logging in.

WhatsApp users in the UK, US and in Europe are experiencing issues, according to Down Detector.

Independent website DownDetector, which tracks social comments around a certain topic to monitor outages across the globe, has mapped the problems.