Reddit experienced a widespread outage globally tonight. Users worldwide, including those in the US and UK, encountered difficulties accessing the Reddit website and app as reported on DownDetector. On the DownDetector platform, a significant increase in reported issues was observed earlier in the evening.
Social media users expressed frustration over the latest outage, with one individual lamenting, “#Reddit is down again!” Reddit had previously acknowledged an issue on January 18 that caused errors related to creating and viewing posts with images or videos. The company later confirmed implementing a fix that resolved the issue.
The day before, Reddit users faced challenges such as increased error rates when posting images or signing up for accounts, which were subsequently addressed. Thousands of users reported encountering problems with Reddit, with over 1,000 individuals indicating issues with the app on DownDetector since 9:27 pm.
DownDetector data shows a surge in reports of Reddit-related issues by users globally, including in the UK and the US.