Global Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams and Copilot as recovery efforts continue
Verified: 75 outlets in 49 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 7 of them from the United States.
Microsoft is struggling to restore its services following a major global outage affecting Outlook, Teams and Copilot, leaving tens of thousands of users unable to access emails and other online tools.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
7 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, NBC News, NPR News and 4 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 6:50 PM UTC+2 minOutlook email outage affects users around the worldthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:44 PM UTC+56 minBreaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlookabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 8:26 AM UTC+14 h· you’re reading thisGlobal Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams and Copilot as recovery efforts continuerivieraradio.mc ↗
- Nov 13, 9:30 AM UTC+15 hMicrosoft works to restore Outlook and Teams after global outagethearabianstories.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:41 AM UTC+15 hMicrosoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?aljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:55 AM UTC+15 hMicrosoft scrambles to restore services as major outage hits users worldwidetimes.co.sz ↗
- Nov 13, 9:59 AM UTC+15 hWhat we know about the global Microsoft outagebbc.co.uk ↗
[Claude] All three other reports describe the same Microsoft Outlook, Teams and Copilot outage, and none conflicts with Report 1's facts.
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