Canva Experiences Widespread Outage, Triggering Social Media Reaction

Canva, the popular online graphic design platform, is currently experiencing a significant outage affecting users worldwide as of 2025-10-20 09:12:00.

The disruption began this morning and has prompted a wave of reactions on social media, with many users sharing memes and expressing frustration. Reports indicate the outage may be linked to broader issues with Amazon Web Services (AWS), impacting several other internet services. This outage is particularly impactful as many small businesses and individuals rely on Canva for daily marketing and design needs.

Social media managers and marketing professionals have been particularly vocal about the disruption. One user stated, “The marketing departments worldwide rn losing their shit cause Canva is down.” Another added, “Social media managers rn (including me) cos Canva is down.” A third person commented, “Marketing people worldwide when Canva is down.” Further reports suggest that services like Perplexity, Snapchat, Fortnite, Airtable, Amazon, and Slack are also affected.

The cause of the AWS issues, and therefore the Canva outage, remains under investigation. For more information on cloud service reliability, you can visit Amazon Web Services’ reliability page. Headlinez’s tech news section will continue to provide updates as they become available.

Company officials have not yet released a statement regarding the estimated time of restoration, but are reportedly working to resolve the issue.

Viral memes on Canva outage. Image Source: tiido_bling/ X

The internet is seemingly going ‘wild’ with hilarious memes- as Canva- one of the most popular design sites- is currently down! Let’s take a look at some of the most viral takes by netizens.

Let’s take a look at some of the most viral memes:

“The marketing departments worldwide rn losing their shit cause canva is down,” a user said.

“Social media managers rn (including me) cos Canva is down,” added a second person.

“Marketing people worldwide when Canva is down,” added a third person.

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“AWS is down. Perplexity, Snapchat, Fortnite, Airtable, Canva, Amazon, Slack, … Half of the internet is affected,” wrote a fourth person.

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“Canva is down, y’all should see the office right now,” added a fifth person.