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Key Takeaways
- An outage at Amazon Web Services early Monday disrupted operations at a wide range of companies.
- Amazon confirmed the glitch at 3:51 a.m. ET, and said by 6:35 a.m. ET the issues had been addressed.
Companies that use Amazon Web Services are recovering after a problem with the cloud service disrupted operations at a wide range of companies Monday.
Some of the firms affected included trading platform Coinbase Global (COIN), and Snap’s (SNAP) social media site Snapchat, along with major airlines like Delta Air Lines (DAL) and United Airlines (UAL).
Amazon (AMZN) confirmed the glitch at 3:51 a.m. ET, and by 6:35 a.m. ET, said the issue had been “fully mitigated,” with most AWS Service operations back to normal. However, it added that it continued to work on some lingering disruptions.
Why This Is Significant
The scale of the AWS outage’s impacts across industries underscores the wide reach of Amazon’s cloud network and global businesses’ dependence on it.
As of 8:40 a.m. ET, website problem reporting company Downdetector reported nearly 2,000 reports of outages possibly linked to AWS.
The news sent Amazon shares tumbling in premarket trading, but shares rose close to 1% slightly after the open. They’ve lost about 2% of their value in 2025, compared to a 14% gain for the S&P 500.
