Facebook’s Brief Outage Impacts Thousands of Users Monday Morning
Facebook experienced a brief outage Monday morning, with thousands of users reporting issues accessing the website, app and login features before service was restored.
By Leah Burdick
July 27, 2026
Article Summary
- Facebook experienced a brief outage Monday morning, with over 1,000 users reporting issues by 10:45 a.m. and reports peaking at 1,852 around 11 a.m.
- The outage affected the website (39% of reports), app (36%), and login (13%), with some users logged out entirely while Messenger remained functional.
- The issue was resolved within less than 30 minutes, as Downdetector reports quickly declined after 11 a.m.
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Facebook users reported the website was down Monday morning, with many receiving an error message that read, “Sorry, something went wrong.”
According to Downdetector, a live outage tracking website, 19 users reported issues with Facebook at 10:30 a.m., with reports quickly increasing.
By 10:45 a.m., more than 1,000 users reported Facebook was not working. About 39% of reports involved the website, 36% involved the app and 13% involved login issues.
Some Downdetector users reported the website and other Facebook features were not loading properly.
Reports continued to climb, reaching 1,852 users around 11 a.m. While some users said their feeds had returned, others continued experiencing problems accessing the platform.
Some users reported being logged out of their accounts, while others said Messenger continued working even though they could not access the Facebook app.
The outage appeared to be resolved within less than 30 minutes, with reports on Downdetector quickly declining.
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