Microsoft Global Outage Hits Outlook, Teams, and Other Services Across 74 Countries

Microsoft is experiencing a major global outage affecting Outlook, Teams, Copilot, OneDrive, and SharePoint, with thousands of users reporting login and app issues. The company is working to restore services. Downdetector shows over 43 percent of users in India reported app issues, with 23 percent unable to receive messages and 18 percent facing login troubles. Microsoft acknowledged the disruption on X, confirming it may affect Microsoft 365 service connectivity in any region. The outage impacted nearly 74 countries, with Outlook complaints reaching roughly 140,000 globally by Thursday evening. Microsoft reports "positive results" from its restoration efforts, though over 1,500 users in India still experienced problems at the time of reporting.