FACEBOOK Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram are down for users across the world. 

Many social media users are unable to login to the three apps, which is impacting users around the world. 

Down Detector, a website for apps, has shown issues with all three of the apps in a global outage. 

According to the site, Facebook Messenger has seen 79 per cent of users are experiencing problems receiving messages, and a further 20 per cent are having issues logging in. 

A total of 77 per cent of Instagram users are having issues with the news feed, with a further 11 percent experiencing problems with the website and another 11 per cent struggling to login. 

A further 88 per cent of WhatsApp users are having problems with connection, with nine per cent are struggling to receive messages.