Snapchat Down: AWS Outage Leads to Major Service Including Amzon, Roblox, Alexa, and Canva Interruptions

A massive AWS outage today disrupted multiple online platforms including Snapchat, Roblox, Alexa, and Canva, according to Downdetector. The issue stemmed from Amazon Web Services (AWS), which powers a large share of the internet's backend.

Users began searching for "is Snapchat down" and "is Roblox down" as reports of outages flooded social media and Downdetector dashboards. The AWS down issue also affected several popular apps and websites used globally.

Full List of Apps and Sites Impacted by AWS Outage

Amazon.com

Prime Video

Alexa

Snapchat (including Snapchat Web)

Roblox

Perplexity AI

Canva

Robinhood

Venmo

Crunchyroll

Coinbase

Duolingo

Ring

Goodreads

Fortnite

The New York Times

Chime

McDonald's App

CollegeBoard

Wordle

PUBG Battlegrounds

Clash Royale,

Clash of Clans

Palworld

The Snapchat server down reports spiked worldwide, while Roblox down alerts appeared across gaming communities. Many users also faced trouble accessing Prime Video and Alexa services.

As of now, Amazon confirms the disruption, noting an operational issue in the North Virginia region, which is affecting multiple services and platforms.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud provider at the center of the outage, has released an update:

"We are seeing significant signs of recovery. Most requests should now be succeeding. We continue to work through a backlog of queued requests and will provide additional updates as they become available," the company reported on its website.

For context, AWS powers the infrastructure behind millions of websites and apps, meaning disruptions can have widespread effects across the internet.