Reddit Hit by Major Global Outage, Thousands Locked Out
Reddit experienced a widespread service disruption on Tuesday that prevented thousands of users worldwide from accessing the platform via its website and mobile app.
Key Takeaways
- Reddit faced major login and access issues globally on Tuesday
- Over 20,000 outage reports in US, 500+ in India at peak
- Company identified cause and restored services within hours
- Incident follows recent AWS and Microsoft Azure outages
Outage Scale and User Impact
Downdetector data showed more than 20,000 users in the United States and over 500 in India reported problems with Reddit during the peak disruption period on Tuesday evening. Users across multiple countries reported being unable to log in or access content.
Company Response and Resolution
Reddit quickly acknowledged the issue and provided updates through its status page. The company stated: “The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented. We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.” Services were confirmed to be fully restored a few hours later.
Recent Pattern of Tech Outages
This Reddit disruption follows a series of high-profile technology service failures in recent weeks:
- AWS Outage (Two Weeks Ago): A massive DNS failure at Amazon’s Northern Virginia data center affected nearly one-third of global internet services, including Reddit
- Microsoft Azure Outage (Last Week): Significant DNS-related issues impacted users primarily in the Eastern United States
The recurring DNS-related problems across major cloud providers highlight growing concerns about internet infrastructure resilience.
