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Is Yahoo Mail down right now? Live status and outage tracker

No, Yahoo Mail is up.

No widespread outage detected. 23 user reports in the last hour is within the normal range.

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User reports, last 24 hours, 15 minutes a segment: 96 flowing, 0 slow (elevated), 0 jammed (outage)

User reports, last 24 hours

493 reports in total, counted in 15-minute windows

In the last hour, 23 problem reports came in for Yahoo Mail, against about 23 at this time on a usual day. Over the last 24 hours there were 493 reports. Worldwide, most recent reports were about login (39%) and receiving messages (36%). The last spike in reports was 8 h ago and lasted 16 min. These are user reports from the US, where most people report Yahoo Mail problems.

Around the world right now: normal in 71 other countries. Most reports in the last hour: the UK 2 · Brazil 2 · Greece 2. By country

In the past 24 hours, 493 user reports came in for Yahoo Mail. 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 13 reports, about 8 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.
Reports, last hour
23
15% on the hour before
Uptime, 24 h
100.00%
No outage windows
Last outage
None
In the last 24 hours
Busiest 15 minutes
13
13 reports, 8 h ago
Last 24 hours

Yahoo Mail outages and problems

In the past 24 hours, 493 user reports came in for Yahoo Mail. 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 13 reports, about 8 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.

No problems detected in the last 24 hoursReports for Yahoo Mail stayed at their usual level the whole time.
Report categories

What people can report about Yahoo Mail

What went wrong

What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for Yahoo Mail worldwide.

  1. Login39%
  2. Receiving messages36%
  3. Website14%
  4. App9%

Share of 106 recent reports that said what was wrong, from every country listed below.

World map

Yahoo Mail reports around the world

In the last 24 hours, 757 problem reports about Yahoo Mail came in from 37 countries. Right now reports are at the usual level in every country.

  • Outage now
  • Problems now
  • Normal
Each dot is a group of recent reports, coloured by how its country is doing now; bigger dots, more reports.
CountryNowLast hour24 hours
The US numbers above Normal 24504
The UK Normal 260
Brazil Normal 213
Greece Normal 26
Canada Normal 143
Romania Normal 111
Italy Normal 018
Sweden Normal 013
Denmark Normal 012
France Normal 09
Peru Normal 08
Argentina Normal 07

Each country's status compares its reports with the usual level there. 60 more countries had 53 reports in the last 24 hours. Map outlines: Natural Earth.

Last 30 days

Yahoo Mail problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 8 October, Yahoo Mail had 5 outage spikes and 29 periods of elevated reports. The longest lasted 2 h 13 min, on 19 October.

  • Sat 3 Oct: no data
  • Sun 4 Oct: no data
  • Mon 5 Oct: no data
  • Tue 6 Oct: no data
  • Wed 7 Oct: no data
  • Thu 8 Oct: 4 reports
  • Fri 9 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sat 10 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sun 11 Oct: 1 report
  • Mon 12 Oct: 2 reports
  • Tue 13 Oct: 0 reports
  • Wed 14 Oct: 3 reports
  • Thu 15 Oct: 8 reports
  • Fri 16 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sat 17 Oct: 1 report
  • Sun 18 Oct: 0 reports
  • Mon 19 Oct: 289 reports (outage spike that day)
  • Tue 20 Oct: 4 reports
  • Wed 21 Oct: no data
  • Thu 22 Oct: 0 reports
  • Fri 23 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sat 24 Oct: 1 report
  • Sun 25 Oct: 1 report
  • Mon 26 Oct: 3 reports
  • Tue 27 Oct: 1 report
  • Wed 28 Oct: 182 reports (outage spike that day)
  • Thu 29 Oct: 732 reports (outage spike that day)
  • Fri 30 Oct: 738 reports (outage spike that day)
  • Sat 31 Oct: 497 reports (elevated reports that day)
  • Sun 1 Nov: no data
  • Elevated reports
    Sat 31 Oct, 15:38–15:54
    Lasted 16 min
    16peak reports
  • Elevated reports
    Sat 31 Oct, 03:34–03:49
    Lasted 15 min
    11peak reports
  • Elevated reports
    Sat 31 Oct, 00:34–00:49
    Lasted 15 min
    18peak reports
  • Elevated reports
    Fri 30 Oct, 23:52–00:08
    Lasted 16 min
    13peak reports
  • Elevated reports
    Fri 30 Oct, 21:50–22:12
    Lasted 22 min
    18peak reports
  • Elevated reports
    Fri 30 Oct, 20:43–21:13
    Lasted 30 min
    22peak reports
  • Elevated reports
    Fri 30 Oct, 19:13–19:33
    Lasted 20 min
    18peak reports
  • Outage
    Fri 30 Oct, 18:14–18:51
    Lasted 37 min
    32peak reports

26 earlier spikes in this period.

By country

Each square is one day in the countries with the most reports: red when reports stayed at outage level for half an hour or more, amber when they stayed above the usual level for an hour or more, grey otherwise.

  • The US2,273
  • The UK364
  • Canada95
  • Italy83
  • Sweden54
  • Denmark48
  • Brazil45
  • Romania43

Country history starts on 28 October 2026. Days run from midnight to midnight, Central European time.

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 8 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

Troubleshooting

How to fix Yahoo Mail not working

Yahoo Mail 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 mail.yahoo.com over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.

  1. Sign out and back in

    Open the profile menu in the top right corner, choose Sign out, then sign in again with your password or the verification code Yahoo sends to your phone. A stale session is a common reason the inbox spins forever or keeps asking you to log in. Try this first.

  2. Test in a private browser window

    Open a private or incognito window and sign in there. If your mail loads, stored cookies or a browser extension is the problem, so delete cookies and cached files for Yahoo sites (in Chrome, under Settings then Privacy and security) and switch off ad blockers one at a time until the inbox works in a normal window.

  3. Update or reset the mobile app

    Check the App Store or Google Play for an update to the Yahoo Mail app, because older versions can stop syncing new messages. On Android, go to Settings, Apps, Yahoo Mail, Storage and tap Clear cache; on iPhone, delete the app and reinstall it. Then sign in again.

  4. Use an app password in other mail clients

    Outlook and Apple Mail often reject your normal password. Go to Account Info, open Account Security and generate an app password, then paste it into the client instead of your regular password and save the account again. If it still fails, the help centre at https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail has the current server settings.

While Yahoo Mail is down: what to use instead

  • The website in a browser If the phone app keeps showing an empty inbox or spins without refreshing, sign in through a browser on your computer or phone, because the app and the web version sometimes fail separately.
  • A desktop mail client Thunderbird or Apple Mail set up with IMAP and an app password from your account security settings will still show messages it already downloaded, even when the webmail page won't load.
  • Gmail or Outlook for urgent sends When something can't wait, send it from another account you have and ask the recipient to reply there until your inbox works again.
  • Yahoo Help centre If the trouble seems limited to your account, such as a sign-in loop or a password that suddenly stops working, the help centre has recovery and troubleshooting steps you can work through.
Your device

Fix Yahoo Mail on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone

Yahoo Mail on Windows

Fix
Clear your browser cache and cookies, or try using an incognito window to access Yahoo Mail. If you are using an email client like Outlook, verify that your IMAP and SMTP server settings are correct.
Check
Try loading the Yahoo Mail website on a different web browser to see if the error is browser-specific. You can also check if the Windows Mail app displays sync error codes.
Command Prompt
ping mail.yahoo.comTest whether Yahoo Mail's servers reply
nslookup mail.yahoo.comCheck that Yahoo Mail's DNS resolves
tracert mail.yahoo.comTrace where the connection drops
ipconfig /flushdnsClear the DNS cache, then reload

Yahoo Mail on Mac

Fix
Clear Safari's cache and website data, or try accessing Yahoo Mail using a different browser. If you use the macOS Mail app, try removing and re-adding your Yahoo account in System Settings.
Check
Open the Connection Doctor in the macOS Mail app to check the status of Yahoo Mail's servers. Alternatively, try logging into the Yahoo Mail website directly to verify service availability.
Terminal
ping -c 4 mail.yahoo.comTest whether Yahoo Mail's servers reply
nslookup mail.yahoo.comCheck that Yahoo Mail's DNS resolves
traceroute mail.yahoo.comTrace where the connection drops
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderFlush the macOS DNS cache, then reload

Yahoo Mail on Android

Fix
Clear the cache and data for the Yahoo Mail app in your device settings, or check the Google Play Store for pending updates. Reinstalling the app can also resolve persistent sync errors.
Check
Check if the Yahoo Mail app displays a connection error message or fails to sync new messages while other apps load normally. You can also try accessing your account via a mobile web browser.

Yahoo Mail on iPhone and iPad

Fix
Update the Yahoo Mail app in the App Store, or delete and reinstall it to resolve connection issues. If you use the built-in iOS Mail app, delete your Yahoo account from your settings and add it back.
Check
Look for 'Cannot Get Mail' errors in the iOS Mail app or connection timeout alerts inside the Yahoo Mail app. You can also test if the service is active by logging in via Safari.
Ranked by peak

Biggest Yahoo Mail problems so far

  1. 1
    OutageLasted 2 h 13 min
    60reports in 15 min
  2. 2
    OutageLasted 37 min
    32reports in 15 min
  3. 3
    OutageLasted 37 min
    23reports in 15 min

Ranked by the most problem reports in one 15-minute window. Our archive started on 5 October 2026, so earlier problems are not counted. Times are Central European time.

Same time

Problems at the same time as Yahoo Mail

Since 8 October, 33 of Yahoo Mail's 34 spikes in problem reports overlapped a spike at another service.

When several services get problem reports at once, something they share, such as a cloud host or a network, can be the real cause. Matching times alone do not prove it.

Most often at the same time

How many of Yahoo Mail's spikes overlapped one of theirs.

During the latest spike

Yahoo Mail: Sat 31 Oct, 15:38 to 15:54

12 more services. Red dot: outage. Amber dot: elevated reports.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, as the live pages showed it. Times are Central European time.

Busiest times

When people report Yahoo Mail problems

The busiest hour for reports about Yahoo Mail is 20:00 to 21:00 Central European time, and the busiest day is Thursday.

By hour of the day

  • 00:00 to 01:00: 3 reports on an average day
  • 01:00 to 02:00: 2.4 reports on an average day
  • 02:00 to 03:00: 2.8 reports on an average day
  • 03:00 to 04:00: 1.9 reports on an average day
  • 04:00 to 05:00: 2 reports on an average day
  • 05:00 to 06:00: 1.4 reports on an average day
  • 06:00 to 07:00: 1.3 reports on an average day
  • 07:00 to 08:00: 1.1 reports on an average day
  • 08:00 to 09:00: 0.89 reports on an average day
  • 09:00 to 10:00: 0.51 reports on an average day
  • 10:00 to 11:00: 2 reports on an average day
  • 11:00 to 12:00: 1.6 reports on an average day
  • 12:00 to 13:00: 1.8 reports on an average day
  • 13:00 to 14:00: 2.2 reports on an average day
  • 14:00 to 15:00: 2.9 reports on an average day
  • 15:00 to 16:00: 4.7 reports on an average day
  • 16:00 to 17:00: 3.1 reports on an average day
  • 17:00 to 18:00: 4.2 reports on an average day
  • 18:00 to 19:00: 3.9 reports on an average day
  • 19:00 to 20:00: 4.4 reports on an average day
  • 20:00 to 21:00: 5.6 reports on an average day
  • 21:00 to 22:00: 4 reports on an average day
  • 22:00 to 23:00: 3.8 reports on an average day
  • 23:00 to 00:00: 5 reports on an average day

By day of the week

  • Monday: 11 reports on an average Monday
  • Tuesday: 1.3 reports on an average Tuesday
  • Wednesday: 39 reports on an average Wednesday
  • Thursday: 167 reports on an average Thursday
  • Friday: 133 reports on an average Friday
  • Saturday: 117 reports on an average Saturday
  • Sunday: 0.66 reports on an average Sunday

Each bar is the average number of user reports in that hour, or on that day of the week, from 24 days of reports since 5 October 2026. The busiest bar is highlighted. Spikes in reports are left out, so one outage does not set the pattern.

About

What happens when Yahoo Mail goes down

Yahoo Mail is the free email service Yahoo launched in 1997, and you can use it on the web or in its apps for iPhone and Android. A lot of people have kept the same address for decades and tie their bank alerts and password resets to it, so an outage can cut you off from sign-in codes for other accounts as well as your own inbox.

Sending usually breaks first. You press Send and the message spins without leaving, or the app reports it couldn't send, while new mail stops showing up or lands hours late. In a browser the inbox may hang on a loading screen or open to an empty folder, and attachments often fail to upload. Problems are often partial, because the web version can work while the iPhone or Android app won't refresh, and Outlook or Apple Mail may keep asking for your password when the IMAP connection drops; some outages also hit one region while other regions see no trouble, so try both your phone and a browser before you change any settings.

Servers and network

Yahoo Mail IP address, servers and network

IPv4 addresses
87.248.119.251
Show all 2
  • 87.248.119.252
IPv6 addresses
2a00:1288:80:807::1
Show all 2
  • 2a00:1288:80:807::2
Network
AS203220 · Yahoo-UK Limited, registered in the United Kingdom
DNS hosted by
its own name servers (yahoo.com)
HTTPS certificate
Issued by DigiCert Inc, valid until 19 Nov 2026 (18 days)
HTTP/3
Not advertised
Our check
Answered in 90 ms

Checked from our server in Frankfurt, Germany, 15 h ago, for mail.yahoo.com. Visitors elsewhere may see different addresses.

Checked from 11 places around the world

All 11 locations got an answer from mail.yahoo.com. Fastest from Amsterdam (58 ms), slowest from Tokyo (1,163 ms). The answers came through 5 networks: Yahoo-UK Limited (AS203220), Yahoo-UK Limited (AS203219), Yahoo-UK Limited (AS203070), Yahoo Holdings Inc. (AS10310) and internet content provider (AS10230).

LocationResultTimeAddress reached
FrankfurtGermanyUp130 ms87.248.119.252Yahoo-UK Limited
ViennaAustriaUp106 ms87.248.116.11Yahoo-UK Limited
MilanItalyUp72 ms87.248.119.252Yahoo-UK Limited
ParisFranceUp66 ms77.238.180.11Yahoo-UK Limited
AmsterdamNetherlandsUp58 ms87.248.116.12Yahoo-UK Limited
MadridSpainUp113 ms188.125.95.250Yahoo Holdings Inc.
WarsawPolandUp316 ms87.248.119.252Yahoo-UK Limited
Los AngelesUSAUp702 ms87.248.116.12Yahoo-UK Limited
São PauloBrazilUp440 ms200.152.173.205Yahoo Holdings Inc.
SingaporeSingaporeUp426 ms180.222.119.248internet content provider
TokyoJapanUp1,163 ms188.125.94.204Yahoo Holdings Inc.

Checked with check-host.net from its servers in these cities 6 h ago, for mail.yahoo.com. Time is how long each server took to load the page.

Questions

Yahoo Mail FAQ

Is Yahoo Mail down right now?
The status at the top of this page shows whether problem reports for Yahoo Mail are above their usual level, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. If reports look normal, the fault is probably on your end. Try your inbox in a private browser window, then on your phone with mobile data instead of Wi-Fi; if it loads in one place and not the other, your network, a browser extension or the app cache is the likely cause.

Why won't Outlook or Apple Mail accept my Yahoo password?
Most third-party mail apps need an app password, which you generate in your Yahoo account security settings, and they will reject your normal login password. Create one, paste it into the app in place of your regular password, and leave the incoming server type as IMAP. Delete and re-add the account if it still fails.

Why does the Yahoo Mail app show a blank inbox or keep spinning?
Update the app first. On Android you can clear its cache from the Apps section of your phone's settings, and on iPhone the cleaner fix is to delete and reinstall it, which won't touch your mail because your messages are stored on Yahoo's servers. If the inbox loads in a browser but not in the app, the problem is with the app on your device and not your account.

Why am I not getting new emails in Yahoo Mail?
Check your Spam folder and your filters first, because a filter rule can move messages into a folder you never open. Look at your blocked addresses list too. If mail from one sender never shows up, ask them whether they got a bounce message, since that tells you whether the email left their side.

I can't sign in and the verification code never arrives. What can I do?
Confirm that the phone number or recovery email on your account is still one you use, because codes go only there. A text can take a few minutes, so wait before asking for another. If your recovery options are out of date, the help centre at https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mail has the Yahoo Sign-in Helper for getting back into your account.
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How we track Yahoo Mail

The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for Yahoo Mail, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for Yahoo Mail, 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. Yahoo Mail 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.

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Problems elsewhere right now

Strips: user reports, last 6 hours, 15 minutes a segment.