ExpressVPN status
ExpressVPN uptime & performance at a glance
- Current status
- Operational
- Uptime · 24h
- 100%
- Uptime · 7 days
- 100%
- Uptime · since Aug 5, 2026
- 100%
- Response time
- 1,498 ms
- Tracked incidents
- 0
- SSL certificate
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Is ExpressVPN down everywhere, or just for you?
Our probes reached ExpressVPN successfully from every monitoring region in the last check round.
| Monitoring region | Last check | Success rate (24h) | Avg response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | Reachable | 100% | 564 ms |
| Europe | Reachable | 100% | 538 ms |
| North America (East) | Reachable | 100% | 438 ms |
| North America (West) | Reachable | 100% | 478 ms |
Based on 208 automated checks in the last 24 hours. A region only appears here once we have real measurements from it.
What to check when ExpressVPN misbehaves
ExpressVPN is a cloud and security platform in our cloud & security catalog. Services like this rarely fail as one block — these pieces can break on their own, so identifying which one is affected usually explains what you are seeing.
- Control planeConsole and management APIs
- NetworkingRouting, DNS and edge reachability
- AuthenticationIAM, keys and SSO
- Regional capacityPer-region availability
- APIProgrammatic operations
Our automated checks measure reachability and response time of ExpressVPN's public endpoint. Component level detail above reflects what users of this kind of service typically report, not a vendor status feed.
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.
ExpressVPN (expressvpn.com) is a cloud & security service monitored continuously by rimetry from multiple global regions. We probe its public endpoints every 60 seconds to detect outages, latency spikes, and regional degradations the moment they happen.
Right now ExpressVPN is reporting as operational across our probes, with an average response time of 1498 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
- · 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. - 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.