Paypal status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Paypal reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.

• Sign in (45%)
• Errors (33%)
• Website Down (22%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Leganés	Errors	10 hours ago
Melbourne	Sign in	13 hours ago
Beaufort	Sign in	2 days ago
Lyon	Website Down	2 days ago
Hildesheim	Sign in	2 days ago
Châteauroux	Website Down	4 days ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

Tips? Frustrations? Share them here. Useful comments include a description of the problem, city and postal code.

Beware of "support numbers" or "recovery" accounts that might be posted below. Make sure to report and downvote those comments. Avoid posting your personal information.

Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

• 
  HypaValley | Algorithmic Trading (@HypaValley) reported 2 minutes ago

  PYPL -14% over two sessions as Stripe/Advent walk away from $53B bid PayPal fell 12.71% on Friday, Aug. 28, when the walkaway news broke, then another 1.85% on Monday, Aug. 31. Cumulatively, that’s roughly 14.3% from Thursday’s close through Monday’s close as Bloomberg News reported that payment processor Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have abandoned their planned $53 billion acquisition of the fintech giant. Stripe and Advent had previously offered $60.50 per share; talks broke down after the bidders and PayPal's board failed to agree on a higher valuation. The collapse leaves PayPal to pursue an independent turnaround under new CEO Enrique Lores amid intensifying competition from digital payment platforms and slower organic growth. The drop erases months of deal-related gains and forces investors to reassess PayPal's standalone operational progress and profitability outlook. Two investment banks have slashed price targets in response, with Mizuho cutting its target to $51 and Loop Capital to $50, both citing competitive pressures and execution risk. Investors should monitor whether PayPal management explores alternative strategic options or accelerates its cost restructuring to restore investor confidence. #PYPL

• 
  Sam Parr (@thesamparr) reported 12 minutes ago

  Former CEO of PayPal + Inuit Bill Harris on Moneywise today. He broke down his portfolio and expenses (and what it was like working w/ Elon + thiel. - Net worth: ~$100m. Divorce cut it roughly in half - ~$50m in operating companies he's starting, ~$25m diversified securities, ~$25m bonds. No PE/hedge/alts - "absurd fees" - PayPal/eBay exit: personally "more than 20 million, less than 50" - Personal Capital: sold to Empower for $825m with $23b AUM; his take was north of $100m post-tax - New venture: ~$10m of his own money in - Total annual burn: ~$70-80k all in, property tax included ("well less than a hundred thousand bucks") - No mortgage (cottage paid off), no car, bikes to work - Owned a ton of stuff (houses, cars, planes). Sold it all because it took too much time to maintain.

• 
  𖤐jae𖤐 (@CRYPTICL0SER) reported 13 minutes ago

  So I got the job the only issue is that I need clothes they said they'll be giving me the shirts but I don't have any black jeans and we need too wear all black If anyone will help me my PayPal is jae020604 thanks

• 
  Jedda Cohen (@c22204) reported 13 minutes ago

  @robertromano @JonMalin 1. Go to PayPal Resolution Center, select the transaction, choose Report a Problem, then choose "Significantly Not as Described." Don't select "Unauthorized Activity," as PayPal will instantly deny the claim once they verify you authorized initial payment. Upload evidence. 1/2

• 
  Detarame (@Detarame247) reported 16 minutes ago

  @_ChokoMami In my case, I didn't even get to do comms, people barely so my stuff, and when I finally started to get more, I had to shut down the whole thing because PayPal doesn't work in my country anymore, I can never get money from the outside anymore.

• 
  Kyle Harrison (@kwharrison13) reported 17 minutes ago

  Maybe. Maybe you'd be fine without data centers. But let me ask you this. Do you use credit cards, debit cards, tap-to-pay, gas pumps, vending machines, parking meters, parking apps, ATMs, online banking, mobile banking, mobile check deposit, Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, Apple Pay, Google Pay, splitting a dinner bill, autopay on your bills, payroll that isn't a paper check, direct deposit, digital 401(k), Robinhood, Coinbase, credit score checks, loan applications, mortgage applications, car loan approval at the dealership, insurance quotes, filing an insurance claim, e-filing your taxes, gift cards, store loyalty accounts, digital coupons, rebates, buy-now-pay-later, tipping on a screen, email, text messages, iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, group chats, voicemail transcription, spam call blocking, FaceTime, Zoom, Google Meet, Discord, Slack, video calls with grandparents, phone number lookups, checking your data usage, paying your phone bill, two-factor codes, push approvals to log in, password managers that sync, "sign in with Google," resetting a forgotten password, digital IDs in your wallet app, gym check-in apps, apartment smart locks, hotel keys on your phone, office badge apps, patient portals, seeing your test results, booking a doctor's appointment, telehealth visits, prescription refill requests, the pharmacy knowing what you're on, insurance verification at the front desk, prior authorization, continuous glucose monitors, insulin pump apps, remote pacemaker checks, CPAP data reports, hearing aid apps, therapy apps, period trackers, fertility trackers, medical alert buttons for elderly parents, symptom checkers, finding an in-network doctor, the weather app, radar, hurricane warnings, tornado warnings, flood alerts, earthquake early warning on your phone, wildfire maps, smoke maps, air quality, pollen counts, Amber alerts, emergency alerts, road closure info, Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze, live traffic, rerouting around a crash, transit apps, real-time bus and train arrivals, tapping your phone to ride the subway, Uber, Lyft, rental car reservations, Turo, bike share, scooter share, EV charging networks, paying for a charge, phone-as-car-key, remote start, finding your parked car, over-the-air car updates, in-car navigation, in-car voice assistants, stolen vehicle tracking, road trip planning, booking flights, checking in for a flight, mobile boarding passes, seat selection, flight status, rebooking after a cancellation, bag tracking, TSA PreCheck lookups, airport wifi, booking hotels, Airbnb, Vrbo, checking into a hotel, cruise bookings, theme park tickets, ride reservations, airline miles, hotel points, currency conversion, Amazon, all online shopping, order tracking, delivery notifications, returns and exchanges, price checks in-store, self-checkout, store apps, curbside pickup, Instacart, DoorDash, Uber Eats, ordering ahead at a restaurant, OpenTable, Resy, waitlist texts, QR code menus, tipping on delivery, subscription boxes, eBay, Etsy, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Poshmark, StockX, Ticketmaster, StubHub, getting into a concert with a phone ticket, Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, smart thermostats, video doorbells, security cameras, alarm monitoring, smart locks, smart lights, robot vacuums, garage door openers, baby monitors, pet cameras, automatic pet feeders, GPS pet collars, smart sprinklers, smart fridges, app-connected air fryers, cloud printing, printer ink subscriptions, routers you manage from an app, checking if you left the stove on, iCloud, Google Photos, every photo you've taken in ten years, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, shared albums, phone backups, setting up a new phone, notes apps, calendars, contact syncing, reminders, to-do apps, document scanning, e-signing a lease, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Twitch, cloud DVR, on-demand cable, Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts, audiobooks, Kindle books, library ebook borrowing, online multiplayer games, matchmaking, cloud saves, game downloads, game patches, single-player games that phone home for a license check, Steam, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Nintendo Online, Roblox, Minecraft servers, fantasy football, sports scores, sports betting apps, movie tickets, Google search, Wikipedia, ChatGPT, Claude, every other AI app, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Pinterest, dating apps, Yelp reviews, Google reviews, news sites, Substack newsletters, blogs, forums, checking if a business is open, looking up a phone number, recipes, translation apps, Duolingo, Google Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams, Notion, Figma, Canva, shared calendars, scheduling links, VPNs into work, remote desktop, timeclock apps, shift scheduling apps, requesting time off, expense reports, job applications, LinkedIn recruiters, video interviews, Canvas, Blackboard, checking your kid's grades, school lunch accounts, attendance notifications, online homework, Khan Academy, Coursera, FAFSA, student loan portals, tutoring apps, Fitbit, Apple Watch health data, Strava, Peloton, sleep tracking, smart scales, calorie tracking, meditation apps, workout apps, DMV appointments, renewing your license online, paying a parking ticket, jury duty portals, checking your property tax bill, utility accounts, outage maps, paying rent through an app, HOA portals, storage unit access codes, wedding registries, baby registries, funeral arrangements, Ancestry, 23andMe results, church livestreams, volunteer signups, or GoFundMe? If you said yes to ANY of those then you do, in fact, NEED data centers.

• 
  WallStreet2Web3 (@WallStreet2Web3) reported 18 minutes ago

  PayPal Slumps After Buyout Talks Collapse: What Just Happened & Why It Matters PayPal just lost its lifeline — and the stock got obliterated. Stripe and Advent International walked away from a $53 billion buyout. The stock crashed 12-17% in a single session, from $62 to $52. JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley had committed the money. Now it's dead. What Actually Happened In July, Stripe and Advent offered $60.50 per share — a 28% premium. PayPal's board wanted $70. The deal died. Talks revived in mid-August. Then on August 27, Bloomberg dropped the bomb: collapsed for good. The stock went from $62 to $50.98 in pre-market. A $10 billion wipeout before breakfast. Why They Walked Away - Price gap: PayPal wanted $70, buyers offered $60.50. Too far apart. - Regulatory risk: A combined Stripe-PayPal would process $3.7 trillion annually. The FTC and EU would force divestitures of Braintree or Venmo. Why the Market Crushed the Stock PayPal's entire rally this quarter was built on deal hope. The stock was up 40%+ since June. Not because earnings were great — because investors thought Stripe would rescue them. Now? The rescue is gone. And PayPal has to face ugly reality: - Revenue growing just 4% - Active accounts flat at 439 million - The "PayPal button" moat eroding as Apple Pay and Google Pay take over The stock fell back to pre-rumor levels. All the deal premium? Evaporated. What PayPal Actually Is Today - Market cap: ~$52 billion (was $360 billion in 2021) - Revenue: $33.2 billion, growing 4% - Free cash flow: $6.4 billion - Stock: From $300+ in 2021 to $52 today This is a company that prints cash but can't grow. It processes nearly $2 trillion in payments but trades at 8-10x earnings. The market sees terminal decline. The Fintech Valuation Warning Stripe is worth $159 billion private. PayPal is $52 billion public. Yet PayPal processes similar volume and generates $6 billion in free cash flow. The difference? Stripe is growing. PayPal is not. Investors pay 50x revenue for growth. They pay 8x earnings for stagnation. PayPal is the latter. If the original fintech giant trades like a utility, what does that mean for every other fintech unicorn? What Investors Should Watch 1. Don't chase M&A rumors — PayPal rallied 40% on deal hope, gave it all back in a day. 2. Fintech ETFs are risky — ARKF, FINX hold PayPal. When the bellwether collapses, the whole basket suffers. 3. Indian fintech fundraising gets harder — Paytm, PhonePe, Razorpay watch this closely. If PayPal trades at 8x earnings, why should Indian fintechs trade at 30x? Bottom Line PayPal went from "takeover target" to "turnaround story" overnight. The $53 billion bid proved it has value. The collapse proved that value isn't enough. For 20 years, PayPal was the king of online payments. Today, it's a $52 billion company fighting for relevance. When your best hope is getting acquired and even that fails, you have a problem. The fintech graveyard is full of companies that were once "too big to fail." PayPal isn't there yet. But it's walking in that direction. Is PayPal a value trap at $52, or a genuine bargain? Drop your take below 👇 Follow @WallStreet2Web3 for more clear market analysis. DYOR!

• 
  Take It Isi! 💖 (@ItsSoIsi) reported 18 minutes ago

  @2wintails hi! sorry for asking directly, i'm having trouble purchasing your model. i've been taking commissions and saving money on my paypal balance, but since our currencies don't match paypal doesn't allow me to pay with my balance and is locking me into paying with credit card instead+

• 
  AMOS BLACKFIRE (@amoblackfire) reported 21 minutes ago

  @GOAT72573384663 @PayPal I just requested for a refund but the issue is not yet resolved. Were you sorted?

• 
  glo霞★ 🌽⚡️🌙 (@chiweis) reported 23 minutes ago

  I mean I did click the link but it required me to login to my PayPal but I didn’t so that shouldn’t be a problem right? I changed my password anyway just in case

• 
  Diagnosis:Woman (@The_Great_Null) reported 24 minutes ago

  I owe ca$ $400 in loans, trying to get any help paying those down, if you can and want to help, my paypal/venmo/ca$ are all nullthegreat

• 
  violeta ⋆˚꩜｡ findom (@princessvioltt) reported 26 minutes ago

  @Reckless_Kitten how do you keeo yourself and information safe using paypal and your bank acc? for me its tyhe main issue i have with those

• 
  ✍️孤独な象 (=◕ᆽ◕ฺ=) COMMS OPEN (@k0dokunazou) reported 27 minutes ago

  @yanqr2ct I hope problem with PayPal will be solved soon

• 
  Glorious God (@GloriousGod01) reported 28 minutes ago

  HOW TO CREATE AND SELL AN EBOOK IN NIGERIA You do not need to be a professional writer to create an ebook. You just need to know something useful that other people want to learn. Here is the full process from idea to income: - Step 1: Pick a topic that solves a specific problem: The more specific your topic, the better it sells. "How to Register a Business Name with CAC in 2026" will outsell "How to Start a Business in Nigeria" every time. Think about what people ask you frequently, what you know well, or what you spent time learning that others would pay to skip. - Step 2: Write it: Use Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Write in simple, clear language. It does not need to be long. A 20 to 50 page ebook that solves one specific problem is more valuable than a 200 page ebook that rambles. Write like you are explaining to a friend. - Step 3: Design the cover: Go to Canva (canva. com) and search for ebook cover templates. Pick one, add your title and name, and download it. Free and takes less than 10 minutes. - Step 4: Convert to PDF: Once your ebook is ready in Word or Google Docs, export it as a PDF. That is the format you will sell. Go to File, then Download, then PDF Document. - Step 5: Upload and sell on Selar Go to selar. co and create a free seller account. Click Add Product, choose Digital Product, upload your PDF, write a clear description, set your price in naira or dollars, and publish. Selar handles payment collection and delivers the ebook automatically to your buyer. Payouts land in your Nigerian bank account the next business day for naira sales. You can also sell on Gumroad (gumroad. com) which takes a flat 10 percent per sale and pays via PayPal. Most Nigerian sellers access their Gumroad earnings through Payoneer. - Step 6: Promote it Share your Selar link on your WhatsApp status, X, Instagram, and any group you belong to. Your first sale almost always comes from people who already know and trust you. Offer a launch discount to create urgency and ask a few people to share your link as affiliates. Selar has a built-in affiliate feature you can activate for free. You do not need a large following. Nigerian creators with 500 engaged WhatsApp contacts consistently earn more than those with 50,000 cold social media followers. Create once. Sell forever. Start today. Above all, love God.

• 
  🌾 (@hm07999z) reported 28 minutes ago

  I finally solve the problem with PayPal 🙏 if you are interested and were afraid to ask, feel free to do so

• 
  Ronald Britton (@Ronaldp38dy) reported 30 minutes ago

  @JayJayasuriya Permanent shutdown with zero explanation is such a hard place to be, no reason means no way to even fix whatever triggered it. Hope @AskPayPal actually gives you something concrete soon.

• 
  J∆Y (@JayJayasuriya) reported 33 minutes ago

  @PayPal @AskPayPal PayPal permanently shut down our small business account—and won't tell us why... 🤔 #paypalfail

• 
  A.M. (@steelballrunner) reported 35 minutes ago

  Crap, do I HAVE to submit some kind of photo ID to get my new Stripe/Kofi account to work? I said no to that for two whole years and my old Paypal account got shut down last week.

• 
  ericthepoet (@ericbundipoet) reported 35 minutes ago

  @PayPal I transfered money from PayPal to Mpesa on Thursday 27th August, the money was deducted from PayPal but never hit my Mpesa. The status of the transaction is marked as complete. I need some assistance and escalation of that issue.

• 
  Nigel J Bevans Photo (@NJBDP) reported 37 minutes ago

  @hmefsww Hi, unfortunately I closed my website store down as they were charging a ridiculous amount to sell things. To keep prices reasonably I had to find an alternative and only have eBay at moment. I could do it via paypal cutting out ebay if you would like?

• 
  OsoToro (@SystematicToro) reported 37 minutes ago

  💰+$421.72💰 $FLYE $GPRO $SSM Took out a $9k loan to fund my account, $8.5k got deposited after PayPal fees. Only taking system trades and not going stupid size so I don't blow up. I can't afford to lose this money and pay the payment on it. Slow start on the first day, unfortunately $SSM and $FLYE ramped back EoD otherwise would have been a great start. Previous Account Size: $8,500.53 Current Account Size: $8,922.25

• 
  iX (@JimManahan) reported 40 minutes ago

  @Euphoria_LiVT wdym paypal doesnt work, all my international purchases are via paypal and not a single one of them ever failed or had issues.

• 
  vvinterorange art ♦️ (@vvinterorange) reported 42 minutes ago

  @frantabul0sa so boosty and hypolink are my only way to sell something xD they are patreon-like and must accept bank cards soo i guess it could work?? as i know all artists in my country use them... but these platforms dont have a paypal payment option and that could be a problem... idk

• 
  MUGOBA RUI (@Xx0MUGOBAxXRUI) reported 48 minutes ago

  @Brx98847 There was PayPal but it got taken down by PayPal itself.

• 
  🌙 Baiyue & Maowa!! 🐈‍⬛ (FLOOF model out NOW!!) (@BaiyueMaowa) reported 48 minutes ago

  @RedMaster787 With the whole misandrist review drama + paypal issues I had, VGen probably is so tired of me HAHA I would hate to bother them again for something that is so silly 😭

• 
  MarsSpittingBars (0/4) (@MarsRecitinBars) reported 51 minutes ago

  Question: If people who do commissions and use PayPal as a pay method, how do y'all die around the whole issue that came from it? Wasn't it closing it down ppls account cause if it?

• 
  Saanjana Nikita (@Saanjana_Nikita) reported 55 minutes ago

  PayPal just dropped 18% pre-market Stripe and Advent walked away from the $50B+ buyout, according to bloomberg and honestly, this hurts because a lot of PayPal’s 40% rally this quarter was driven by takeover hopes, not some massive turnaround in the business WSJ reported that PayPal thought the first offer was too low and pushed for more. they held out for a better deal and ended up with nothing. that’s the risk with saying no in M&A. now the market cap is around $52.6B, basically where the offer was. except there’s no buyer left to support that valuation. the old problems are still there too. PayPal was way ahead in digital payments, but Apple, alphabet and others have been slowly eating into that lead this isn’t really about PayPal suddenly getting worse today. it’s the market realizing the bailout deal isn’t coming.

• 
  3dot (@3dotfunds) reported 56 minutes ago

  Advent and Stripe walked away from $PYPL PayPal today. The biggest fintech take-private ever attempted... $60.50 a share, roughly $53 billion... died over price: the board rejected it in July, the talks for more went nowhere, and per Bloomberg the consortium moved on. PYPL closed down 12.7% at $53.66, a $45.9 billion market cap. Two things stand out. First, the stock is still well above the $38 area it traded at in February before the bid interest surfaced. The market didn't delete the takeover story today; it cut the strike. If the buyers return... Bloomberg says they could... the next number starts lower, in a market pricing 59% odds of a September hike. Second, look at what Stripe bought instead this month... OpenRouter, an AI model-routing startup, for a reported $7 billion-plus. Between a payments giant at 11x earnings and AI infrastructure, the capital picked the infrastructure. That is pretty much the whole 2026 tape in one decision. Standalone case for the bulls... ~10x earnings, $6B of annual free cash flow, buybacks running. The board is betting the turnaround beats the bid. As of tonight it's $7 billion behind.

• 
  ً (@hirakodaily) reported 1 hour ago

  Hi everyone! unfortunately I’m going through some financial difficulties due to personal issues and am struggling to make ends meet. bc of this I’m reaching out to ask for your help. If you have some spare cash and would like to assist me, I’m leaving my PayPal and Pix details 👇

• 
  Rahasya (@sw_rahasya) reported 1 hour ago

  @goddek @RepThomasMassie @mandyarthur A bit of a bummer for me that paypal locked me out of my account because I cant produce 3 month-old documentation for services on land that gets absolutely no services … not sure how to fix that 🤔