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Virat Kohli’s Instagram Restored After Overnight Disappearance

No official explanation has been given for the hours-long outage.

Overview

  • Users saw error messages late on Jan 29–30 before the handle reappeared Friday morning at roughly 8:30 a.m. local time.
  • Neither Kohli nor his management nor Meta has issued a statement explaining the interruption.
  • Vikas Kohli’s Instagram profile was also reported unavailable during the same period.
  • The account returned intact with posts, verification and follower count visible, and Kohli’s X profile stayed active throughout.
  • Fans flooded Anushka Sharma’s posts and Instagram’s page seeking answers, while claims that Instagram lost 7 million followers were not supported by Social Blade data.