A photo illustration shows a chain and a padlock in front of a displayed Whatsapp logo January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files

 

WhatsApp ? the web messaging app ? is back online after experiencing an unexplained outage Thursday night that was reported by various media outlets, as well as users from around the world.

As per The Independent, the app "was not sending or receiving messages according to multiple users, many of whom have taken to social media to highlight the issue".

?WhatsApp users around the world are unable to access the service. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to fix the issue as soon as possible," a spokesperson for the app said, according to the publication.

Reports of the outage started coming in on Thursday night around 11:37 PM PST.

A screenshot ? taken at 12:30 AM PST, Friday ? shows the number of users who reported an outage in WhatsApp's services. Geo.tv/Screenshot via Down Detector

 

At least 2,552 reports were filed at Down Detector ? an independent app-monitoring website ? as of 12:30 AM PST, Friday.

The chatting platform ? owned by social media giant Facebook ? is quite dependable, with few issues reported compared to other similar apps.

A screenshot ? taken at 12:30 AM PST, Friday ? shows the number of users who reported an outage in WhatsApp's services. Geo.tv/Screenshot via Down Detector

 

The worst-hit regions in the world include western Europe and east side of South America.

Thousands of WhatsApp loyalists took to Twitter to highlight the issue.

?This story will be updated once more information is available