Payment apps PayPal and Venmo hit with outages on Thursday, Oct. 16. Thousands of users reported issues to Downdetector.com

One of the many online services impacted by the October 20, 2025, internet outage was Venmo. Get a restoration update on the payment app here.

AWS outage disrupted major services, including Venmo and Hulu, with a DNS problem in DynamoDB causing widespread issues.

Venmo does charge a fee in three main ways, but they are relatively easy to avoid. Here's what you need to know about fees on Venmo.

Outage reports peaked for Venmo around 11:50 a.m. EDT with over 8,300 users on Downdetector noting issues, but outage reports dropped sharply in the early afternoon. Users reported issues accessing the app and logging in, according to the site.

Hundreds of thousands of websites and online services rely on Amazon’s cloud computing platform. Many were inaccessible on Monday. The week is not off to a great start for much of the internet.

It's easy to find someone on Venmo if you need to send money, or a payment request. Here's how to do it in three ways.