PSA: YouTube confirms ongoing widespread outage

Source: 9to5Mac

YouTube outage details

• If you’re having problems accessing YouTube this evening, you’re not alone. YouTube is experiencing a widespread outage, with no estimate on when it will be fixed.
• Complaints began shortly after 8 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. PT, according to outage tracker Downdetector.
• Affected services include:
  • YouTube homepage and subscriptions feed
  • YouTube Shorts feed
  • YouTube TV for some users
  • Mobile apps on iPhone, iPad, Android, and more
• Direct links to channels or videos may load slowly, and video playback is lagging.
• Users reported being “suddenly kicked off” mid‑video and being signed out of the YouTube app on iPhone.

A quick search on social media shows a widespread impact: see the search results.

Official response

TeamYouTube posted on X:

“We can confirm that we’re aware of the issue & our team is currently working on a fix. We appreciate your patience while we get this sorted.”

Google does not provide a public status page for YouTube, so the timeline for resolution is unclear.

Are you having problems with YouTube or any other Google services tonight? Let us know down in the comments.