Venmo is still operating, but it just went through a major outage, which is why many people are asking what happened to it.
Recent outage
On the evening of December 3, 2025, Venmo experienced a widespread technical failure that stopped many users in the U.S. from logging in, sending money, or accessing their balances. Outage reports spiked on Downdetector starting around early evening (about 6:30 p.m. Eastern), with tens of thousands of users affected during peak hours.
Impact on users
The outage disrupted common activities like peer‑to‑peer transfers, bill splitting, and small business payments that rely on Venmo. Many users complained on social media that they could not pay for everyday expenses or see their funds, which led to concern about whether their money was safe.
Venmo’s response and current status
Venmo acknowledged the problems in posts on X (formerly Twitter), saying its team was working on a fix and thanking users for their patience. Early on December 4, 2025, the company stated that the issue had been resolved and that the service was “back up and running,” although it has not publicly explained the exact cause of the outage yet.
