Outage hits Microsoft Outlook, impacting more than 120,000 users

An outage hit Microsoft platforms, including Outlook, on Thursday, causing issues for more than 120,000 users.The reports of outages peaked just before 1:30 p.m., with nearly 130,000 users saying their Outlook was experiencing issues, according to Downdetector. Issues were reported on both the mobile and website version of Outlook. Around 5 p.m., Downdetector recorded around 50,000 reports of users still experiencing issues. Other Microsoft messaging apps, including Teams, also reported some outages, although significantly fewer — around 4,500 at its peak.The Washington Examiner contacted Microsoft for comment.