Meta's social networks Facebook and Instagram experienced outages on Sunday, July 19, 2026, with users in Singapore and the United States reporting problems accessing the apps and websites.

In Singapore, outage tracker Downdetector recorded approximately 430 to 451 Instagram-related reports around 5pm local time. Facebook-related reports, mostly concerning its website, peaked at 436 around 3:50pm before declining to about 190 by 5:10pm.

In the United States, Downdetector showed 4,808 reports filed by Facebook users as of 7:46am GMT (3:46pm Singapore time), with 63% of users reporting issues accessing the website. Additionally, 2,829 reports were filed by Instagram users facing app issues as of 8:18am GMT.

Meta did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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