4chan outages and problems
In the past 24 hours, 40 user reports came in for 4chan. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.
The busiest 15-minute window had 7 reports, about 15 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.
4chan in October 2026
- Problem reports in October (since 27 October)
- 40
Monthly report for October 2026
What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for 4chan, as a share of those reports:
- 60% Posting / Publishing
- 40% Server Connection
Where 4chan problem reports come from
Recent reports came from 24 areas. The most came from around Denver, CO, Boston, MA and Seattle, WA. Share of recent reports by area, named after its biggest town:
- 9% Denver, CO
- 6% Boston, MA
- 6% Seattle, WA
- 6% Minneapolis, MN
- 6% Tucson, AZ
- 6% Las Vegas, NV
From 33 recent problem reports. Big cities always send the most, so reports from many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one. Town names: GeoNames.
4chan problem spikes, last 30 days
Since 27 October, 4chan had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.
A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 27 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services
How to fix 4chan not working
4chan is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:
Your browser tries to reach 4chan.org over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.
Reload and restart
Reload the page (Ctrl+F5, or Cmd+Shift+R on a Mac), or fully close the app and open it again.
Try another connection
Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data. If it works on one and not the other, the problem is your network, not 4chan.
Update the app
Install the latest version from the App Store or Google Play. Old versions can stop connecting after a server-side change.
While 4chan is down: what to use instead
- Reddit Use Reddit when you want threaded discussion and community boards, since replies stay grouped by topic and you can read without an account.
- Discord Open Discord if you need live chat with a group, because it handles fast back-and-forth better than a board thread.
- 8kun Try 8kun for an imageboard format with boards and threads; its moderation rules differ.
- Archive site An archive site lets you read a saved copy of an old thread, though it will not show new posts or live replies.
4chan IP address, servers and network
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Put the 4chan status badge on your site
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How we track 4chan
The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for 4chan, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for 4chan, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.
When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. 4chan doesn't publish a public status page that we know of, so user reports are often the quickest sign that something is wrong on their side.