WhatsApp, popular instant messaging service was down for nearly two hours across Europe, Asia, Africa and The Americas.
Users across the world were unable to send and receive messages.
According to Reuters, spokesperson for WhatsApp said the company was aware of the outage and it was working to fix it.
UPDATE: Whatsapp is aware of outage issue and working to fix it – spokesman
Advertisement— Reuters Tech News (@ReutersTech) May 3, 2017
Below are tweets on how users are reacting on the outage:
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So timely.
WhatsApp crashes on the night that BankWxAdesua announcement was made.Perfect sign that your own DM story can start tonight. 🌚
— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺 🇬🇧 (@OurFavOnlineDoc) May 3, 2017
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https://twitter.com/Vveron_/status/859885902532927489
When you have seen your Crush Message on WhatsApp but you can't reply… pic.twitter.com/9NRJo6QpaV
— Muhammad Yasir (@yasir062) May 3, 2017
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So whatsapp is down… 🤔… just catch a movie on #iROKOtv. We are here for you 🙃 #whatsappisdown pic.twitter.com/P5jLu4UNhr
— irokotv (@irokotv) May 3, 2017
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WhatsApp is down…. I repeat, WhatsApp is down.. Alpha B come in… Do you copy?? pic.twitter.com/OQ2tEeuady
Advertisement— Floki (@TaymyOwolabi) May 3, 2017
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Fully going to use WhatsApp being down to explain why I haven't been replying… even though it's been over a day 😅
— 👑✒💡⁷ (@Bibi521997) May 3, 2017
#whatsappisdown me looking at people who are stressing coz thy got not no whatsapp I got no one to talk to on whatsapp😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/QlddlemSPk
— Don't forget to pray (@siphiwebyte) May 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/SomaKudi/status/859895025894920193
Not had WhatsApp for two hours now. pic.twitter.com/oiCnZtESx9
— Sam McGuire (@SamMcGuire90) May 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/ThePelumii/status/859898688738643968
When she about to agree to come over but WhatsApp is down pic.twitter.com/kpxAMHd6Vd
— 🤖 (@hydee4real1) May 3, 2017
Looking at my #WhatsApp like pic.twitter.com/Hp7jXGTO1Y
— Casso Blax (@CassoBlax) May 3, 2017
Life without whatsapp lol pic.twitter.com/pjX9v4VCU7
— CaptainPakistan (@JeelaChangar) May 3, 2017
No more Nigerian WhatsApp: Happy Sunday. Happy New Week. Happy New Month. Forward this to 10 people to receive blessings. #whatsappdown 🤣😂🙏🏿
— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) May 3, 2017
When you just gave your number to potential bae but whatsapp is down pic.twitter.com/iNu4DS3HSQ
— 2.0 (@DakumIrene) May 3, 2017
😔you never know what you got till its gone,i never appreciated whatsapp😩😩now see what has happened😒dololo dms 😂😂😭😭😭
— 🦋Abi Dhabi🦋 (@_buddahfly) May 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/BupeNana/status/859895012267630593
After 2-hours of outage, its finally back.
Whatsapp back up!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/usBe3cLyor
— DaKoin (@DaKoin) May 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/Imran___Mulla/status/859898671223234562
https://twitter.com/bayo_adegboyega/status/859898666794004482
welcome back whatsapp 😎 you've been missed😭😭
— Elie Abou Najem (@elieabounajem) May 3, 2017
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