Instagram is down: App used by 2 billion suffers worldwide outage as users complain about uploading glitch

By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-14 16:40:12 | Updated at 2025-03-14 21:44:41 5 hours ago

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 15:55 GMT, 14 March 2025 | Updated: 16:29 GMT, 14 March 2025

Instagram has gone down for users worldwide.

The outage hit the Meta-owned app around 11am ET, taking down the app.

It is unknown how many people have been impacted, but Instagram reports it has over two billion monthly active users worldwide.

Downdetector, a site that monitors online outages, shows the US, UK, parts of Europe, Asia and Australia are experiencing issues.

Many Instagram users flocked to X to see if others are experiencing issues and to share their frustration over the outage.

The Elon Musk-owned app is flooded with posts saying: 'Is Instagram down?'

Others have noted that Instagram seems to be 'down more than any other social media app.'

The last outage hit the social media app on Monday.

It is unknown how many people have been impacted, but Instagram reports it has over two billion monthly active users worldwide

The cause of the outage is unknown as Meta has yet to comment. 

Instagram is one of the most popular social media apps in the world. It ranked third out of all such platforms worldwide in 2024. 

And the glitch has sent many users to complain on X. 

'When is Instagram not down?' one users shared. 

Others joke that Instagram users 'always run to X' when the app is not working. 

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