WhatsApp is down worldwide and stuck on connecting

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge WhatsApp is down worldwide, impacting the 2 billion users of the messaging service. Users started experiencing issues connecting to WhatsApp in multiple countries just after 2PM ET today, with the service stuck on “connecting” for many. The Meta-owned messaging service appears to be experiencing a major outage worldwide.
WhatsApp doesn’t have its own status page, and it’s not listed on Meta’s own service status, either. Other