Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg lost about seven billion US dollars within hours due to the outage of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram services, according to Bloomberg Agency.

According to Arabiya Net, Facebook shares fell by five percent after the global outage that the company is currently experiencing.

Earlier Monday, the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp apps stopped working around the world

Several users reported having problems using the three apps shortly after 4pm on Monday

And one social media user wrote on Twitter: Looks like there's been another outage for the Facebook family. WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook apps are not updating

Facebook announced via its official Twitter account: We understand that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We are working to get things back to normal as soon as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

We're aware that some people are experiencing issues with the app at the moment, WhatsApp also said on Twitter. We are working on getting things back to normal and will post an update here as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!

Instagram tweeted on their official account: We and your friends are having a hard time right now, and you may have problems using them. Bear with us.