Instagram and Snapchat are both down for thousands of people

Business Insider

Instagram, left, and Snapchat.

Snapchat and Instagram are both experiencing outages Monday afternoon for thousands of users.

According to outages tracking site Down Detector, both Instagram and Snapchat have experienced thousands of reports of being down.

Complimentary Tech Event

Transform talent with learning that works

Capability development is critical for businesses who want to push the envelope of innovation.Discover how business leaders are strategizing around building talent capabilities and empowering employee transformation.Know More

Instagram outage reports are largely coming from the East and West coasts of the United States, while Snapchat's outages are reported both in Europe - in the United Kingdom and France - and in the US, both on the East Coast and in the Midwest.

Snapchat wrote on Twitter that it was "aware" some users were having trouble sending Chats, and that the team was looking into the issue. Instagram, however, has been silent on the platform. A spokesperson for Instagram was not immediately available for comment.