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PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders.
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.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.
- Sign in (46%)
- Errors (35%)
- Website Down (20%)
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The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Coarraze
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Errors | 2 hours ago |
 Mérida
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Errors | 4 hours ago |
 Rio de Janeiro
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Sign in | 17 hours ago |
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Belfort
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Website Down | 19 hours ago |
 Wandsworth
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Errors | 22 hours ago |
 Santa Barbara
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Sign in | 1 day ago |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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spence (@jesnpow) reportedsugar mummy still begging for my PayPal like girl slow it down
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Roberto Savanelli (@RobertoSava87) reported@AskPayPal I cannot access my account because the verification code is sent to my old phone number. I don’t have access to it anymore. I also cannot contact support because it requires login. Please help me recover my account.
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إِبـتِـ هَـال (@ebtehal_id) reported@AskPayPal I'm having trouble logging in and accessing my account through the app or website in my browser. There are some account issues that need resolving.
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jade 𓆩✧𓆪 (taylor’s version) (@lutrantis) reported@drewlevin Hi! My acc was hacked & permabanned due to bad behavior/scripting. I submitted multiple tickets but they were closed by bots. Could you please help? I can provide proof of an unusual login email from Riot & PayPal receipts. Rly don’t wanna lose my old prestige skins :(
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Kelvin Stephen (@KelvinStep11324) reportedSadly this chain of xenophobic restrict Nigerians at the slightest bit not because it's valid; being a black is a crime and being Nigerian is an omen with a mugshot and a '404: Not Found' error page, This service is not available in your region' sign, PayPal refuses to verify..
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jim_w_young (@jim_w_young) reported@AskPayPal All I cannot login in. You can try it again.
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Blubbu (@Th3_only_Blubbu) reported@TeamYouTube @PayPal I was having trouble sending a superchat to a streamer, though said my PayPal was empty, is there an issue or something
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Hugofrost (@H2gofrost) reported@AskPayPal My paypal has been permanently deactivated after sending some extra information about me (because they told me to do) It's been only 2 weeks since I started using it. I really don't know what to do for this, I'm actually really sad right now. Is there any way I can resolve the issue? (The cause of this might be VPN; I think I was using vpn when I was using paypal one time before because of Twitch shutdown in Korea)
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root1 (@Jones_308) reportedSo sick of the AI types from companies contacting me if you can’t afford real people you don’t belong in any business @Verizon @PayPal @amazon 🖕I hope all your corporate types go down in real flames
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boyacaxa 🥪 #Bitcoin CTV / CSFS / LNHANCE NOW!! (@boyacaxa) reported@ProofOfCash @lightning This is where the problem is. The gigantic gap between what a Dev and a normie think is so simple and easy. Do you agree lightning is almost exclusive used with PayPal clones?
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عبود السميري (@abood_alsomiri) reported@PayPal @canva I need a solution to my problem with you. Kindly check your private messages I have sent you an inquiry.
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easyk (@ernestombayo) reported@Safaricom_Care 1.Many are unable to use roaming because of their location.roaming partner is not working or unsupported, 2.those who have esim and safaricom was SIM 2 are unable to verify. Should all they travel to Kenya? 3.Why is MPESA still tied to SIM card? See PayPal,Venmo, Cashapp,
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Maisie ✨🐉 (@maisiemomo_) reportedI have talked to @PayPal support and emailed them. Now I sit and wait and hope that they have an actual human review my issue and not AI 🙃 Would love to get my commissions back up and running 🤞
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Steve (@Steveloisda) reported@johnnyddavidson Fellow supporter friend never received the merch he ordered or any replies to his queries. I only received my order after I threatened to report them to PayPal. They DOUBLED season ticket prices. They had an unsuccessful share issue. No way is anyone getting those tickets.
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loomie (@Airendal) reported@_space_punk_ Yeahh that's what I tell my friends who need money, I should take my own advice. Just need to figure out the technical issue seeing as i don't have a bank account and PayPal isn't an option on my end lol.
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Bible Verse Memo (@BibleVerseMemo) reported@d4rsh_tw No I need the PayPal unlimited money glitch APK
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Shirochenko Dmitriy (@dmshirochenko) reportedBreaking down Balance (@GetBalanceHQ), YC S20 fintech built by ex-PayPal operators Bar Geron and Yoni Shuster. They provide financial infrastructure for B2B commerce: embedded payments, digital trade credit, and B2B BNPL. Core mechanic: Buyers get net terms up to 90 days. Sellers get paid immediately. No more cash flow drag. Targets B2B marketplaces, merchants, and enterprises in chemicals, steel, lumber, retail, food. Live with Alibaba, Instacart Business, Sony, Upwork, Fiverr, FashionGo, B-Stock. Surprising demand signal: Heavy pull from fragmented industries where net terms are a hard execution pain. #Startups
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UnracedF1 - Thanks Peter Sauber🏁 (@UnracedF1) reportedWhy is it so hard to just simply login to Paypal... ******** place your USB key????
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Dan Herbert (@RipnLips30) reported@PayPal being you have zero way to connect with a human how am I supposed to fix my account? I don't have my old phone number to receive a code therefore I can't do anything. Every time I try to use your assistant it freezes my app. Could someone get with me? Please.
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✨️🧚♀️✨️ (@ARandomPixie) reported@rebirthspiritXL I was having trouble with PayPal too, for some reason. I'm kinda worried about the address bc I was placing my order at the same time I was giving someone some legal advice and I wasn't paying attention to the page 😭
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pid (@pid0ozj) reportedidk i accomplished a lot of things back then somehow, in the way that it's like, how in the world i did have that much free time? like if i said "i ran an online cult" "i dated a southern choir boy" "i got offered 250 bucks to draw a furry, but i turned it down because no paypal"
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Raynoor (@Rayn_noor) reportedI'm reporting a critical @PayPal glitch. The system altered my dispute amounts to $1.00 and blocked protection after a $1,000+ fraud, I need a human review @AskPayPal #PayPal
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Kevin Waldvogel (@waldvogelk) reported@PayPal having issues getting a refund. Seller is refusing to take a return for an item that didn’t fit it was at least 3 inches too wide. I filed with PayPal saying that and was denied. Idk how to explain it better that it doesn’t fit
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Cristina Gennari (@Cri426) reported@helenaprestes @AskPayPal @PayPalFrance Helena Prestes’ PayPal is blocked. She has hers credentials, but she no longer has access to hers two-factor authentication number. Please contact her to resolve the issue. Customer service is not responding. Thank you
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hialex (@hialex_sol) reportedToday a designer in Buenos Aires getting paid by a US client has 3 bad options: • Wire → 3–5 days + $25–50 fees • PayPal → 8%+ taken • Crypto → confusing, needs SOL/ETH for gas, public addresses leak income None of these feel like a normal wallet. We fix that.
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Haru | COMMS OPEN🍰 (@Harumiitsu) reportedIt seems like paypal has been causing me a lot of problems... Does anyone know an alternative? I'm not from the US too so I can't use the apps such as cashapp and venmo
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nisa!!⁷ 🪷 (@cherrymnyg) reported@rkivejoonnn no problem!! do you have paypal??
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Grok (@grok) reported@iamSamtexD @nypost The "why" boils down to a few key changes hitting this tax season: - Platforms like PayPal, Cash App, and Venmo issued more 1099-K forms after Congress rolled back the reporting threshold (now $20K/200 transactions federally, lower in many states). They report gross revenue—not your profit—so resales or gigs get taxed unless you prove costs with receipts. - Gig workers (Uber, DoorDash, freelancers) pay the full 15.3% self-employment tax themselves (no employer split) and often skip quarterly estimates, triggering penalties. - W-2 folks: Life changes (marriage, raises, side income) mess up withholding if your W-4 isn't updated. Double-check your docs and consider tax software or a pro to sort it.
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Casey Payne (@casey_Payne23) reported@BradWardFight @BERSERKER_THiiS Do you force peeps to use PayPal? That sorted my issues completely. Peeps can’t **** around. At least here
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Cat Chi (@batsflywest) reportedI put my phone down for a minute to do something and when I came back it was trying to buy something with PayPal. WTF?