ExpressVPN status
ExpressVPN uptime & performance at a glance
- Current status
- Operational
- Uptime · 24h
- 100%
- Uptime · 7 days
- 100%
- Uptime · 30 days
- 100%
- Response time
- 33 ms
- Tracked incidents
- 0
- SSL certificate
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Is ExpressVPN down, or is it just you?
Multiple independent check rounds from rimetry's monitoring infrastructure, run seconds apart.
Our checks reached ExpressVPN successfully in every round of the last check cycle.
| Check round | Last check | Success rate (24h) | Avg response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Reachable | 100% | 612 ms |
| Round 2 | Reachable | 100% | 593 ms |
| Round 3 | Reachable | 100% | 544 ms |
| Round 4 | Reachable | 100% | 565 ms |
Based on 364 automated checks in the last 24 hours. Each round is an independent pass over the same endpoint, seconds apart — a single failing round is not an outage; repeated failures across rounds are.
What can be affected on ExpressVPN?
These are the main ExpressVPN functions that can experience separate issues.
- Login & authenticationTest signing in from a private browser window or another device
- NetworkingTest from a second network path before opening a ticket
- Mobile appForce-close and reopen the app, then retry on mobile data
- Desktop appCompare the desktop app with the web version
This list shows which parts can fail on their own. It does not mean any of them is failing right now — the live status above is the only claim we make about the current state.
Incident timeline
No incidents reported. Everything is green.
ExpressVPN appears stable across all monitored regions. Community reports in the last hour are within normal noise levels.
Monitoring live signals…
No disruptions detected
No regional issues yet
About ExpressVPN
ExpressVPN is a virtual private network service that provides encrypted internet tunnels and IP address masking across various operating systems and router firmware. Users rely on its proprietary Lightway protocol and browser extensions to maintain privacy and bypass network restrictions. Disruptions typically involve failed server handshakes, authentication timeouts on the desktop client, or connectivity drops in specific geographic regions. Rimetry tracks the uptime of these network endpoints from several external locations to provide a clear picture of current accessibility.
Problems with ExpressVPN can affect login & authentication, networking, mobile app independently.
ExpressVPN (expressvpn.com) is a cloud & security service monitored continuously by rimetry's automated checks. We probe its public endpoints every 60 seconds in repeated independent rounds to detect outages and latency spikes the moment they happen.
Right now ExpressVPN is reporting as operational across our probes, with an average response time of 33 ms and 100.00% uptime over the last 24 hours. Most users connecting to expressvpn.com are seeing it work normally.
Common causes of disruption for services like ExpressVPN include backend API failures, region-specific routing problems at the CDN or ISP layer, expired TLS certificates, DNS misconfigurations, and capacity spikes during major events. rimetry combines automated probes, vendor status feeds, and verified community reports to give you a single high-confidence answer instead of guessing.
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What is ExpressVPN?
ExpressVPN is a popular online service tracked by rimetry. Outages and incidents are monitored 24/7 across multiple regions.
ExpressVPN is part of our Cloud & Security category. You can also review current trending outages across the internet.
Common issues
- · Console or management API unavailable
- · Region-specific errors while other regions are healthy
- · Authentication and permission failures
- · Elevated latency at the network edge
Similar patterns often surface across other cloud & security providers — cross-check against the global outage map.
Troubleshooting
- · Test signing in from a private browser window or another device
- · Test from a second network path before opening a ticket
- · Force-close and reopen the app, then retry on mobile data
- · Compare the desktop app with the web version
- · Identify whether the control plane or the running workload is affected — they fail separately
- · Check a second region before concluding the whole provider is down
- · Verify DNS resolution and certificate validity from your side
- · Review IAM changes made recently; permission errors mimic outages
- · Retry idempotent operations with backoff
- · Check ExpressVPN's official social channels
Not sure whether it's you or the service? Run a live speed test, check what your IP looks like from the edge, or watch for regional trouble on the worldwide outage map. For the wider picture, browse recent incidents or filter down to cloud & security.
FAQ
- Is ExpressVPN down for everyone?
Use the live status above — green means it's likely just you. - How often is the status updated?
Every minute from four global regions. - Is ExpressVPN Login & authentication down?
Login & authentication can fail on its own, separately from the rest of ExpressVPN. Compare the live status above with your own test of that specific function. - Where can I see past ExpressVPN incidents?
Every event we've recorded lives in the live incident feed, and older ones are grouped in the monthly incident archive. - What else is broken right now?
See the trending outages page or narrow it to cloud & security.