A disruption at Amazon Web Services today (Monday) temporarily affected major platforms including Robinhood and Coinbase, along with Snapchat, Perplexity AI, and Amazon’s own services, according to outage tracker Downdetector.

AWS Failure Hits Robinhood, Coinbase Users

The incident caused trading, social, and cloud-based applications to slow or become inaccessible for several hours. The disruption appeared to originate from Amazon’s cloud infrastructure, which supports a large share of the internet’s backend operations.

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By mid-morning in the United States, Downdetector recorded more than 2,000 reports of AWS-related outages. Users cited difficulties accessing financial platforms, websites, streaming services, and mobile apps.

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Robinhood and Coinbase, both reliant on AWS servers for data and transaction processing, reported temporary slowdowns. The outage limited access for users attempting to trade or view account information.

AWS Failure Hits Global Apps

Amazon.com, Prime Video, and Alexa also faced connectivity issues during the incident, according to Downdetector.

The outage affected multiple industries, including finance, gaming, and media, with platforms such as Venmo, Canva, Roblox, and The New York Times experiencing interruptions.

Many services began to recover later in the day, though some users continued reporting access problems.

AWS Outage Highlights Payroll System Risks

The recent AWS outage has raised concerns over the impact on critical business operations, particularly payroll systems.

"The ongoing outage affecting key Amazon Web Services is a powerful reminder of just how dependent the modern world has become on a small number of digital platforms,” Melanie Pizzey, CEO of the Global Payroll Alliance, commented on the outage:

“While the public tends to focus on visible disruptions, the hidden threat lies much deeper, particularly in critical functions like payroll,” Pizzey added.

April Outage Hit Binance, KuCoin

In April, Binance and KuCoin temporarily halted withdrawals due to an AWS disruption. Some transactions failed while others processed. Services including Rabby and DeBank were briefly unavailable. The outage affected trading and account access across multiple crypto platforms.