Reddit Experiences Widespread Outage, Thousands Report Issues
Quick Look
- Reddit experienced a major outage on Monday evening, with over 3,100 user reports on Downdetector.
- The disruptions primarily affected the Reddit app, with issues related to server connections and website access.
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Why It Matters
Reddit users experienced significant disruptions on Monday evening, with a surge in outage reports indicating widespread issues with server connections and website access.
Reddit outage: Users experienced significant disruptions on Monday, with over 3,100 outage reports flooding Downdetector. The surge, primarily affecting the Reddit app, indicated widespread issues with server connections and website access. These problems emerged rapidly in the evening, disrupting the platform for many.
Reports of problems accessing Reddit surged to more than 3,100 on Monday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector, indicating a widespread disruption affecting users of the social media platform.
Downdetector showed 3,162 reports of issues with Reddit at 7:23 p.m., compared with a baseline of 11 reports, marking a sharp spike in user complaints.
According to the outage-tracking website, 73% of reported problems were related to the Reddit app, while 11% involved server connections and 10% were linked to the website.
The reports remained near normal levels for most of the day before rising sharply in the evening, Downdetector data showed.
Downdetector tracks outages by aggregating user-submitted reports and other data sources.
Open Questions
- What caused the widespread outage?
- When will full service be restored?
