Reddit Recovers from Global Outage That Affected Over 30,000 Users
Reddit, one of the world’s largest social media and community discussion platforms, restored its services on Tuesday after experiencing a major global outage that impacted hundreds of thousands of users. According to Downdetector.com, the outage peaked with 30,817 user reports, significantly affecting access to Reddit’s web and mobile platforms.
Outage Details and Timeline
The outage began earlier in the day and led to widespread complaints of elevated error messages, failed logins, and loading issues. Reddit promptly acknowledged the problem on its official status page, confirming that the team was actively investigating the root cause.
By 3:31 p.m. ET, Downdetector data showed a dramatic decline in reported issues, with only 529 users still facing problems. Reddit later updated its status page to declare that the issue had been successfully resolved.
Reddit’s Official Statement
“We’ve identified and resolved the root cause of elevated errors across our platform. Services have been fully restored,” Reddit announced on its status page.
The platform did not specify the exact cause of the disruption, but the speed of recovery suggests that it was likely a technical issue rather than a security breach.
Global Impact and User Reactions
While Downdetector reported over 30,000 user complaints during the peak of the outage, the actual number of affected users may vary, as not all disruptions are reported. Users across the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe appeared to be most affected.
Social media was flooded with reactions, with #RedditDown trending on Twitter/X as users sought alternative platforms during the downtime.
Reddit Back Online and Fully Operational
The Reddit outage served as a reminder of how dependent global communities have become on real–time digital platforms. Thankfully, Reddit’s engineering team acted quickly, and the platform is now fully restored and functioning normally.
