Reddit outages and problems
In the past 24 hours we logged 61 user reports for Reddit. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 96.88% uptime for the day.
The most recent spike big enough to count as an outage was 15 minutes ago. The busiest 15-minute window of the day had 20 reports, about 30 minutes ago.
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Outage
Ended 15 min agoLasted 45 min20peak reports
What Reddit's status page says
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Reddit problem spikes, last 30 days
Since 5 October, Reddit had 1 outage spike.
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Outage
Wed 7 Oct, 21:22–22:07Lasted 45 min25peak reports
A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users in Switzerland, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 5 October 2026, when our archive began. Monthly reports for all services
How to fix Reddit not working
When Reddit itself is having trouble, these steps won't bring it back, but they will rule out anything on your side:
Trust the live badge before your gut
Glance at the live badge first. Status reads degraded right now, with 61 reports filed over the last 24 hours and 96.88% uptime on the tracker. People who search 'is Reddit down right now' at 2 a.m. get the answer from that badge alone, and a sudden climb in the report line means Reddit is having a bad hour, so waiting beats any fix on your end.
Fix the endless spinner with a reinstall
Old builds fail before the network does. On Android, clear Reddit's cache from the Apps menu, then sign in again; on iOS, offload the app from iPhone Storage and reinstall it, because iOS offers no cache control of its own. That clears the spinner that never resolves on r/all and the blank comment threads behind most 'Reddit not working today' complaints.
A stale login token breaks everything at once
If every subreddit throws the same error while a private window loads the site fine, your session token went stale. Log out from account settings and back in. The 'you broke Reddit' page and the 'something went wrong' toast both trace to expired sessions, and a fresh login clears them in under a minute on web and mobile alike.
Compare spikes on a second tracker
One graph can mislead. Search 'Reddit down detector' or 'Reddit outage today 2026' and open a second tracker, then compare spike shapes: a vertical jump in complaints means many people are affected, while a flat line beside your lone report points back to your own setup. If you came here from a search for 'is Reddit down', weigh that graph against this page's 15 minutes ago gap, because two sources agreeing beats either one alone.
Read status.reddit.com yourself
The official page splits API health from web health. Look for 'degraded performance' next to media when images crawl while text loads, the classic half-outage. If you searched 'Reddit server status' or 'Reddit network status' and found every line operational, the fault sits on your end, and the network check below is your next stop. The @redditstatus account posts incident notes whenever the page itself lags.
Check your connection and DNS
Toggle Wi-Fi off and load a thread over cellular, because one switch rules out your router. If 5G works and home Wi-Fi fails, set router DNS to 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8, then flush the cache with 'ipconfig /flushdns' on Windows. If you keep typing 'is Reddit working' into search while every tracker shows green and pages still hang, run a traceroute to reddit.com: a path that dies a few hops out means the break sits between your ISP and Reddit's edge, and no reinstall will fix that.
Fix Reddit on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone
Reddit on Windows
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- Clear your browser cache and cookies, or try accessing Reddit in an Incognito window to bypass conflicting extensions. You can also check if your Windows Defender Firewall is temporarily blocking the website.
- Check
- Try opening Reddit in a different web browser, or run a ping test to reddit.com in the Command Prompt. If other websites load but Reddit does not, the issue is on Reddit's end.
ping reddit.comTest whether Reddit's servers replynslookup reddit.comCheck that Reddit's DNS resolvestracert reddit.comTrace where the connection dropsipconfig /flushdnsClear the DNS cache, then reloadReddit on Mac
- Fix
- Clear your website data in Safari or Chrome, or check your macOS Network settings to ensure your DNS is configured properly. Disabling browser add-ons can also restore access to Reddit.
- Check
- Attempt to open Reddit in another browser, or use the Terminal to ping reddit.com to test your connection. If other sites function normally, Reddit is likely experiencing an outage.
ping -c 4 reddit.comTest whether Reddit's servers replynslookup reddit.comCheck that Reddit's DNS resolvestraceroute reddit.comTrace where the connection dropssudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderFlush the macOS DNS cache, then reloadReddit on Android
- Fix
- Clear the Reddit app cache and data in your device Settings, then force stop and restart the app. You should also check the Google Play Store to ensure the Reddit app is fully updated.
- Check
- Check if the Reddit app displays connection errors while other apps on your device work fine. You can also try loading reddit.com in Chrome to see if the mobile site is working.
Reddit on iPhone and iPad
- Fix
- Force close and relaunch the Reddit app, or uninstall and reinstall it from the App Store. You can also try toggling off Wi-Fi to see if Reddit loads over your cellular network.
- Check
- Verify if the Reddit app fails to load content while your other iOS apps work normally. Try accessing reddit.com via Safari to confirm if the platform is down.
What happens when Reddit goes down
Reddit is a giant web of communities where people crowdsource breaking news, argue about games, trade repair tips, and review every product under the sun, and that reach is why downtime stings. The site slows, and millions feel it within minutes.
A Reddit outage shows up as a blank front page, a stuck 'something went wrong' toast in the app, comment threads that load titles but never replies, and old.reddit.com throwing 403 errors. The app may sign you out mid-session, and vote counts freeze while you scroll. Reddit has had a rough stretch of outages in 2026, and we logged 61 reports in the last 24 hours alone, so check that number before you reboot the router or reinstall the app.
Reddit FAQ
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How we track Reddit
The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for Reddit, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for Reddit, 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. Reddit 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.