Google Trends: Meta platforms face glitches as Facebook, Instagram users report access issues

Searches for Facebook spiked on Google on Sunday after thousands of users reported problems accessing Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram in the United States and Singapore, triggering speculation about a possible outage.

According to Google Trends, interest in “Facebook” surged by 100%, crossing 50,000 searches as of 4 pm on July 19. The spike began roughly two hours earlier and remained elevated as users rushed online to check whether others were facing similar issues. Among the top related searches were “Is Instagram down?”, “Instagram down”, “Facebook down”, “FB login”, “Is Facebook down” and “Instagram not working”, reflecting widespread concern over the platforms’ availability.