Microsoft Outlook is down for many: Here's what we know
Microsoft's popular suite of online services is apparently down
Microsoft Outlook experienced a widespread outage starting around 12:30 PM ET on November 12, 2026, with over 120,000 concurrent reports on DownDetector. Other interconnected services such as Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Copilot, and OneDrive also reported issues. Users were unable to access Microsoft's status page to check the situation.
The outage appeared to extend globally, based on reports on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). When the problem was first noticed, it was reported on DownDetector, though Microsoft had not yet commented on the matter. By 2:15 PM, it seemed the situation was worsening, with OneDrive also becoming unresponsive for some users.
The outage affected individuals and organizations alike, including universities whose email systems were rendered inaccessible. While other services like AWS showed no widespread reports of outages, the interconnected nature of these platforms could lead to the perception of localized problems.
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