💬 Is WhatsApp Down or Having Problems Today?

About WhatsApp status

WhatsApp is the world's most widely used messaging and calling application, serving over two billion people for personal chats, community groups, business communication, and voice/video calling. When WhatsApp goes down, digital communication grinds to a halt: clock icons replace checkmarks, voice calls disconnect, and media uploads fail.

Because WhatsApp relies on centralized Meta infrastructure, major outages are frequently global in scale. Symptoms often begin with single checkmarks that never turn double, stalled image transfers, or continuous "Connecting..." status bars.

We ping WhatsApp servers every minute. When status turns red on this page, avoid reinstalling the app or resetting your phone — service will resume once Meta engineers resolve the core outage.

How to troubleshoot WhatsApp issues

1. Check whether message delivery is failing to one specific person or across all chats — universal failure indicates a WhatsApp server outage.
2. Toggle Airplane Mode for 10 seconds to reset your mobile data connection.
3. Do not uninstall the app during an outage, as unbacked-up local chat histories could be lost.
4. For businesses relying on WhatsApp Business API, prepare secondary communication channels (email, phone) during outages.

How do we determine WhatsApp's status?

The status you see is derived from two combined data streams:

• Automated health checks — Our servers perform direct connectivity and latency checks to WhatsApp every minute and log response times.
• Community reports — Visitors experiencing problems can report outage categories: cannot access, extremely slow, login failure, app crashes, or other.

If the number of reports in the last 15 minutes spikes significantly above the daily baseline, the status escalates to "Possible Issues" or "Outage" even if automated pings still succeed. This reflects how major outage trackers operate: web servers may reply while primary customer services are down.

Check history over the last 24 hours

Last 24-hour uptime for WhatsApp: 100%. Below are recent abnormal check logs (up to 10 entries):

✅ No abnormal check records found in recent data.

WhatsApp having issues but status here shows normal?

Service outages are frequently localized: problems may stem from your cellular provider, home Wi-Fi, regional DNS, or an outdated app version. If you are confident WhatsApp is having an outage while status here shows green, report it via the Report Outage button on the dashboard — your report is factored in immediately to assist fellow users.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are my WhatsApp messages showing a single grey tick when my internet is working?
A single tick means your message has reached the network, but has not yet been delivered to the recipient's phone or WhatsApp servers. If this affects all chats, WhatsApp is likely experiencing an outage.

Why do WhatsApp voice calls fail while text messages still send?
Voice and video calls use real-time WebRTC media relay servers that require lower latency and may experience issues independently of text chat servers.

How quickly is this page updated?
Automated health checks run every minute and results are pushed in real time (SSE) to the dashboard without requiring a page reload.

Is XP Down Detector affiliated with WhatsApp?
No. We are an independent status monitoring service and are not affiliated with WhatsApp or its parent companies. See our disclaimer.