Wattpad experienced a critical incident on February 10, 2026 affecting General Wattpad Usability, lasting 5h 33m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
General Wattpad Usability
Update timeline
- investigating Feb 10, 2026, 09:26 PM UTC
We are currently investigating an issue that may impact the general usability of Wattpad. Hang tight, we're working on resolving this as soon as possible. All updates will be posted here as soon as we have them!
- resolved Feb 11, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC
This issue has been resolved, thank you for your patience while we worked on it! 🎉 If you’re still having trouble accessing Wattpad, please submit a request to our Support team here: https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/requests/new