However, one (imperfect) way to track this information is to see how many people are using the internet to troubleshoot issues with their apps.īig spikes in search trends tend to suggest people are having problems. It can be difficult to track exactly how often and for how long apps like this go down. Of course, all this supposes that Telegram can get its connection issues under control. It would be no surprise to see Facebook’s other apps, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram, hit with the same public scorn as the investigation into Facebook’s internal practices goes deeper.Īll of this could provide a huge boon to Telegram which prioritises encryption as one of its key selling points.Īs people become more mistrustful of Facebook, Telegram stands a good chance at sweeping in and persuading WhatsApp defectors to join its service as an alternative. Prominent figures around the world are encouraging Facebook users to #DeleteFacebook over privacy concerns. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal Facebook has been met with public outrage.

How ‘Telegram down’ tells you everything about why it won’t beat WhatsApp So far there’s no saying whether that is the cause of today’s current issue but it’s certainly a possibility. These lead to outages which can affect huge swathes of the user population. When too many users attempt to connect to a service, this can cause server problems.

Still, as seen with the likes of Pokémon Go among others, sudden popularity can have its downsides. That’s a serious feat for a tech startup which only opened its doors in August 2013. The company recently boasted of having “200 million monthly active users”. One of the major problems Telegram seems to be facing is the sheer volume of users downloading and using the app. We're hard at work fixing this, should be up in 15-20 minutes. Some of our users in Europe are experiencing connection issues at the moment. The cause of the connection issues in Asia is a major power outage in our datacenter in SG (supposed to never happen). Equipment is rebooting and should be back online soon Lost power & all UPS in the Telegram's Asian server cluster. We've got all hands on deck, working to bring everyone back online. Some of our users in Europe and MENA are currently experiencing connection issues. Please hang on, we have all hands on deck to bring you back soon! Some of our users in Europe and the MENA region are currently experiencing connection issues.