YouTube outage history

Creators relying on YouTube Studio analytics and the dashboard experienced pages not loading, with analytics, earnings data, and related reporting tools unavailable. The disruption appeared global, with user reports describing slow or failing analytics UI across multiple regions during the evening. Impact began around 6:13 PM UTC and persisted through the night, with activity peaking between 7:00 PM UTC and 7:45 PM UTC and continuing at least until 8:39 PM UTC.

Users across the United States reported sign-in failures and degraded video playback on YouTube TV apps and streaming devices. Many described being signed out or unable to sign in, with blank screens or interrupted video playback on smart TVs, Roku, Xbox, and other TV platforms. The issues began around 9:00 PM UTC and worsened through the evening as reports spiked on TV and streaming devices, affecting a broad audience. StatusGator flagged the incident with an Early Warning Signal, highlighting sign-in and playback problems before wider recognition of the outage.

Users globally faced sign‑in failures, missing videos, and intermittent playback for YouTube and YouTube TV. The disruption began with initial reports around 2:30 PM UTC as people attempted to access the services, with a broad outage affecting both sign‑in and video loading experiences. StatusGator triggered an Early Warning Signal at 3:38 PM UTC, indicating detection ahead of official acknowledgment, and the issue persisted through the night into the early hours of the next day, finally easing by 4:09 AM UTC. The incident spanned roughly 13–14 hours and was reflected by a sustained stream of user reports across multiple regions.

Users across the globe reported that YouTube videos would not load or play, with buffering and errors ranging from 'This content isn’t available' to blank screens. The disruption began around 11:30 AM UTC as the first reports surfaced, and the issue appeared widespread by the afternoon. StatusGator detected the outage at 12:36 PM UTC based on user activity, indicating a broad impact before any official update from YouTube.

YouTube users worldwide could not load videos or connect, with apps failing to start and pages stalling. The disruption started at 8:24 PM UTC and was resolved by 10:32 PM UTC as services stabilized. StatusGator detected the issue at 8:24 PM UTC based on user reports, ahead of any official acknowledgement. There were no public updates from YouTube during the incident, but late-evening report activity across regions signaled a broad, global impact.

Users across multiple regions reported that YouTube could not connect or load, with the home page failing to load and video playback not starting. The symptoms included spinning loaders, connection errors, and videos that wouldn’t begin, affecting both the desktop site and mobile experiences. The disruption began around 10:15 PM UTC and appeared to be a broad, global issue rather than a localized outage, with reports coming from North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.

Users worldwide reported that YouTube videos would not load, with screens remaining blank or displaying errors. The outage affected the YouTube app and web player across devices including smartphones, tablets, desktops, and smart TVs, causing content to fail to load, display blank screens, or show error messages. The incident began with initial user reports around 5:45 PM UTC, and StatusGator flagged the issue at 6:02 PM UTC; the disruption persisted for a bit over two hours, with activity tapering after 8:20 PM UTC.

StatusGator detected the issue at 6:02 PM UTC, highlighting early detection of the problem. The footprint appeared global, with reports spanning North America, Europe, and other regions, indicating widespread impact rather than a localized outage. A surge in user-reported symptoms from the late afternoon UTC — including blank home screens, failed plays, and intermittent buffering — underscored the broad reach of the disruption across multiple devices and platforms.

Millions of YouTube users experienced issues with video playback, with reports of videos not loading, errors stating a video was unavailable, or steady buffering. The disruption appeared to affect both longer videos and Shorts across a range of devices and networks, with activity spanning multiple regions. The outage began around 11:40 PM UTC and was resolved by 1:26 AM UTC.

YouTube users across the United States faced a broad outage affecting video playback and app access starting around 10:30 PM UTC. Viewers reported videos not loading, heavy buffering, or the mobile app failing to open, with complaints coming from California, Texas, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia, and beyond. The disruption covered web and mobile experiences and persisted through the night, disrupting typical viewing for a large portion of users.

A YouTube outage left users unable to load videos across mobile apps and the web, with reports of spinning loaders, gray screens, or offline messages. The impact started in the afternoon UTC and persisted for roughly two hours, with a wide geographic footprint including the United States, Europe, and India. Some users also noted issues with YouTube Music. The outage affected both the YouTube app and web player, and in many cases prevented video playback rather than merely slowing it down.

StatusGator detected the issue at Jul 31, 2026 2:36 PM UTC ahead of any official YouTube update. YouTube did not publish an official status page update during the outage. The impact appeared to ease and playback began returning around 4:22 PM UTC as reports tapered, with users across multiple regions noting improvements in the following minutes.