There are new updates that have been added to the bottom of this story….
Original story (from Aug 31, 2018) follows:
Is your Telegram app not working? Well, find solace in the fact that you’re not alone. A very large number of users from around the world are taking to platforms like Twitter to share that the popular messaging service is down for them.
While some say the mobile app is not working, others say the service is down regardless of the platform you access it from, including desktop. Following is a collection of some user tweets that should give a good idea of what’s going on:
https://twitter.com/Suppiewolf/status/1035380695621763072 https://twitter.com/drshariefimran/status/1035380120817528840 https://twitter.com/chirudlonely/status/1035395262125105152
Users are also discussing the outage on Reddit:
The above tweets/reports are from the past hour. As of writing this story though, there were some tweets that said the service is back up and working. This indicates that the worst might be over and the Telegram outage could be over for users around the world within next hour or so.
Let us know if that doesn’t happen. Drop a comment if the service remains down for a significant amount of time. We’ll update the story accordingly.
Update 1 (June 04, 2019)
We’re seeing complaints on social media about Telegram being down. Even the Down Detector service currently shows intermittent issues in certain parts of world. The volume of complaints is low, with some even saying the outage is resolved for them.
However, we’re keeping a close watch and will update the story in case of any newsworthy development.
Update 2 (June 12, 2019)
Telegram Messenger service is in midst of an outage of sorts as a lot of users are reporting the service is currently down for them. Complainants are taking to social media platforms like Twitter to voice their concerns.
Meanwhile, the issue has been officially acknowledged. The service is currently down in US and other regions due to DDoS attack, the company confirmed on Twitter recently.
Update 3 (June 12, 2019)
The attack may have slowed down, as Telegram has now said the following:
Update 4 (September 25, 2020)
Telegram users in Europe have been facing a massive outage for the past hour or so. While the company now says the issue is resolved:
We are still seeing reports from users who say the service is still down for them. Check reports here.
Update 5 (April 02, 2022)
02:52 pm (IST): Reports on Twitter and Downdetector indicate that Telegram is down and not working for many people around the world. We’ve added some fresh complaints for reference below.
Our own testing also indicates that there is an outage with the messaging app at the time.
04:31 pm (IST): It appears that the recent outage is resolved and services are back up as reports on Downdetector have diminished.
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