Instagram users around the world were left frustrated today as the popular social media platform experienced intermittent outages, rendering thousands unable to access the app. The issue, which began just after 9am, sparked a surge of more than 2,000 reports on Down Detector, indicating the widespread impact of the disruption.

While some users have since regained access, others continue to encounter difficulties, particularly with the app’s feed, which has been unable to refresh and display new content. Reports of the problem have surfaced from various locations across the UK, including London, Glasgow, Manchester, and the Midlands. The issue, however, is not confined to the UK, as users from the US, Canada, India, and Pakistan have also voiced their frustration over being unable to access the app.

Amidst the disruption, many users took to social media to express their concerns and share their experiences. Some even questioned whether their accounts had been compromised, while others resorted to humor, joking about the situation and the influx of users checking to see if Instagram was indeed experiencing an outage.

Instagram, boasting around 2 billion reported active monthly users and over 500 million active daily users, is one of the world’s most popular apps. Despite the widespread impact of the outage, neither Instagram nor its parent company Meta have issued any official statements addressing the cause of the issue.

This incident comes shortly after a similar outage on Instagram’s sister platform, Facebook, raising concerns about the stability and reliability of these widely used social media platforms.

As Instagram users eagerly await a resolution to the disruption, the incident serves as a reminder of the platform’s integral role in the lives of millions around the world, and the potential implications of such widespread outages.