Some McDonald's restaurants were forced to temporarily stop operations due to a global technology outage.

• On Friday, a system failure at McDonald's prevented customers from ordering food in certain locations worldwide.
• McDonald's Japan announced on social media site X that all stores across the country were temporarily shutting down.

Some parts of the world experienced a system failure at McDonald's on Friday, preventing customers from ordering food.

"A McDonald's spokesperson stated that the technology outage affecting their restaurants is being resolved. They thank customers for their patience and apologize for any inconvenience caused."

The spokesperson stated that the outage was not caused by a cybersecurity incident.

The Australian unit of the fast food chain first flagged the outage, stating that they were working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Reports later said that some restaurants had come back online. Meanwhile, McDonald's Japan temporarily suspended operations at stores nationwide and apologized for any inconvenience caused to their customers on social media site X.

There was a surge in McDonald's app issues in Australia reported on Downdetector at 2 a.m. ET on Friday.

Around the same time in the U.K., there was a surge in complaints about problems with the McDonald's app, and at approximately 5 a.m. ET, more issues were reported, according to Downdetector.

McDonald's has over 40,000 restaurants worldwide, with more than 1,450 in the U.K. and nearly 3,000 in Japan, making it one of the largest markets for the company.