On July 9, 2025, Microsoft Outlook experienced a significant global outage, leaving thousands of users unable to access their email accounts. The disruption began on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday morning, with users reporting issues such as difficulties signing in and loading their inboxes. (apnews.com)
Microsoft acknowledged the problem on its 365 Status page, stating that they were investigating the issue and had deployed an initial fix. However, this remedy encountered problems, necessitating a correction. By Thursday morning, Microsoft reported that the corrected fix was being deployed and closely monitored to prevent further issues. (apnews.com)
As of 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, approximately 2,200 users worldwide had reported the outage through the tracking site Downdetector. Microsoft has not yet provided details on the root cause of the outage and has not responded to requests for further information. (apnews.com)
This incident is part of a series of outages affecting Microsoft services in recent months. In March 2025, tens of thousands of users reported issues with Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services, which were later attributed to a problematic code change within Microsoft's infrastructure. (cnn.com)
Users are advised to monitor Microsoft's official channels for updates and to check the Microsoft 365 Service Health page for the latest information on service status.
Source: The Independent Is Outlook down? Thousands report issues accessing Microsoft email account
