Snapchat experienced a significant outage starting in the early morning hours of October 20, 2025, largely due to a major internet disruption linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS). This AWS outage caused problems for many services, including Snapchat. Amazon resolved the underlying DNS issue that caused the disruption, but it will take some time for the fix to propagate through the internet, and there is still a backlog of requests to process. As of the afternoon of October 20, 2025, the Snapchat outage was largely resolved with significantly fewer reports of issues, suggesting the app should be back up for most users by then. However, some disruptions could still persist sporadically during the day as servers fully recover.
Therefore, Snapchat is expected to be fully operational later on October 20, 2025, but complete return to normal service may take a bit longer depending on the propagation of the AWS fix and backlog clearance. Users are advised to keep trying and monitor Snapchat's official channels for updates.
