What happened: Users in the United States reported widespread issues accessing Instagram on Wednesday evening, before the service appeared to recover.
Scale of reports: Reuters cited Downdetector data showing 10,108 reports as of 8:30 p.m. ET, with incident counts dropping later in the night.
What users saw: The News International reported users describing feed-loading and login issues, along with an in-app error message shared on X.
What we know (and don’t)
- Meta did not immediately provide a public explanation for the disruption in the reports cited below.
- Outage-tracking counts are based on aggregated user reports and can fluctuate quickly as services recover.
