Reddit Outage History

Reddit experienced a brief delay in new comments on reddit.com, impacting how quickly posts and replies appeared. The issue began at 11:02 AM UTC when the reddit.com / Comment Processing component entered a delayed state and an investigation began.

It lasted about 1 hour and was resolved by 12:02 PM UTC. Reddit issued two status updates during the incident describing the investigation and restoration of the Comment Processing component.

Reddit experienced a global outage impacting access to its app and website for a short period. The disruption began on 12:50 AM UTC and was resolved by 1:16 AM UTC. Users across North America, Europe, and other regions reported errors such as pages not loading and the app failing to connect, indicating a broad impact on both web and mobile experiences. StatusGator observed a surge in reports during this window, signaling widespread impact.

Reddit experienced a platform-wide outage that blocked access to content and threads for users around the world. The issue began at 12:30 AM UTC and was resolved by 1:01 AM UTC, lasting 31 minutes. Users reported being unable to open posts, comments, or any content across multiple regions, indicating a global impact. StatusGator detected the issue at Feb 21, 2025 12:30 AM UTC, ahead of Reddit's acknowledgement.

Geographically, reports came from North America, Europe, and Asia, with samples from Texarkana (USA), Tampines (Singapore), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Glasgow and Oxford (UK), Chicago and Longmont (USA), Rjukan (Norway), Stein (Netherlands), and others, underscoring a widespread outage. Reddit did not publish an official status update during the incident.

Reddit experienced a brief outage with server errors affecting page loads and the mobile app. Users reported server errors and internal server errors across several locations, with about 11 minutes of degraded service from 8:35 PM UTC to 8:46 PM UTC. Early reports began around 8:30 PM UTC, including observations from New York (Brooklyn), Alfafar (Valencia), Spain, and Columbus, Ohio.

Reddit experienced a brief issue affecting ad posts loading. Some users reported ads failing to load or displaying server errors, while the rest of Reddit remained accessible. The incident lasted about 4 minutes, beginning at 1:40 PM UTC and ending at 1:44 PM UTC. A small volume of user reports (4) appeared by 1:30 PM UTC, signaling early visibility, and StatusGator logged an Early Warning Signal at Jan 6, 2025 1:40 PM UTC based on those reports.