Facebook, Instagram users face access issues in Pakistan, other parts of world
Downdetector records a sharp spike in outage reports around 1pm Sunday
Published July 19, 2026
Facebook and Instagram services were disrupted in Pakistan and several other countries on Sunday, leaving users unable to access their accounts and causing widespread inconvenience, an outage-tracking website said.
Users across different regions reported difficulties logging into Meta’s platforms through both the mobile applications and websites. Many said they received a message stating that their account was temporarily unavailable due to a problem with the site and advising them to try again later.
According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, searches related to Facebook outages surged at around 1pm Pakistan time, indicating a sharp rise in user reports.
Many affected users also turned to X, formerly Twitter, to report problems with Facebook services and share their experiences.
Meta had not issued an official statement on the disruption at the time of filing this report. It remains unclear what technical issue caused the outage or when normal services will be restored.
According to Downdetector, there were 4,808 reports filed by Facebook users in the United States as of 0746 GMT, with 63% of users facing issues accessing the website.
Another 2,829 reports were filed by Instagram users in the US who faced issues with the app as of 0818 GMT on Sunday.
Checks by Reuters also found that access to Facebook and Instagram was intermittent in Singapore.
Meta did not immediately reply to a request for comment sent by email.
— With additional input from Reuters
