This image from July 26, 2021 shows the Microsoft Teams app on a smartphone that is resting on a keyboard. Image courtesy of Reuter's Dado Ruvic.

This image from July 26, 2021 shows the Microsoft Teams app on a smartphone that is resting on a keyboard. Image courtesy of Reuter's Dado Ruvic.

On November 7, 2017, a Microsoft logo was spotted in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo

On November 7, 2017, a Microsoft logo was spotted in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo

Reuters, 25 January - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) announced on Wednesday that it was looking into a networking problem that affected a number of services, including Teams and Outlook, and that thousands of users worldwide were experiencing outages.

Microsoft withheld information about how many customers were impacted by the outage.

Microsoft withheld information about how many customers were impacted by the outage.

But statistics from the website that tracks outages, Downdetector, revealed more than 3,900 instances in India and more than 900 in Japan.

But statistics from the website that tracks outages, Downdetector, revealed more than 3,900 instances in India and more than 900 in Japan.

Australia, Britain, and the United Arab Emirates all saw an increase in outage reports.

Australia, Britain, and the United Arab Emirates all saw an increase in outage reports.