Over a Thousand Websites Went Down
It’s a big deal when even just a few major websites, like the Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram, stop working at the same time. During this outage, according to the outage watchdog Downdetector, well over 1,000 companies were impacted.
Many rely on these websites and platforms for communication and news in addition to work functions — Downdetector fielded more than 6.5 million reports globally. Even payment platforms were down, including Venmo and Capital One online banking.
Hopefully, outages like this one can highlight the value of a broad range of diverse companies supporting core internet functions like cloud hosting.
One thing’s for sure, however: There’s no denying that the internet is now central to daily life around the world in 2025.
