PSA: YouTube confirms ongoing widespread outage [Update: Fixed]
Source: 9to5Mac
Update 9:21 pm ET – YouTube appears to be coming back online now for most users. If you’re still having problems, let us know down in the comments.
If you’re having problems accessing YouTube this evening, you’re not alone. YouTube is experiencing a widespread outage, and there’s no estimate on when it will be fixed.
Yes, YouTube is down: Track the outage
According to outage tracker Downdetector, complaints about the YouTube outage began shortly after 8 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET. YouTube TV also appears to be suffering from an outage for some users.
The problems primarily affect:
- The YouTube homepage and the subscriptions feed.
- Directly visiting a channel or video loads, but may be slow.
- Video playback is lagging more than usual.
- The YouTube Shorts feed is down for many viewers.
The outage applies to both the YouTube website and mobile apps on iPhone, iPad, Android, and more.
A quick search on social media shows that this is seemingly a widespread outage affecting a large percentage of YouTube viewers.
In a post on social media, TeamYouTube acknowledged the outage:
“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.”
People who were actively watching a video when YouTube went down say they were “suddenly kicked off” mid‑video. Some also report being signed out of their account in the YouTube app on iPhone.
Google doesn’t have a public “status” page for services like YouTube, so it’s hard to track the outage. There’s no timeline on when it will be fixed.
Are you having problems with YouTube or any other Google services tonight? Let us know down in the comments.
Last updated 9:21 p.m. ET