Reddit is down right now. Pages fail to load. The app stalls on launch. I am seeing widespread errors across web and mobile. The outage arrived quickly and is still unfolding. There is no official fix time yet.
What I am seeing right now
Requests to reddit.com are timing out or returning server errors. Some sessions load the shell of the site, then freeze as data calls fail. The app opens, then spins while fetching feeds. For some users, comments will not appear. For others, login attempts hang at the last step.
My checks show DNS is resolving normally. That means names point to servers. The failure is deeper in the stack. It looks like a problem at the edge or in the API layer. Static assets sometimes load, but dynamic data does not. That points to an origin or service issue, not your device.
If the app says you are logged out, do not reset your password right now. It is likely a session error, not a breach.
What could be broken under the hood
When a platform this large blinks, the weak link is often shared infrastructure. A content delivery network can misroute traffic. A load balancer can fail over to a bad pool. A hot cache can go cold, which spikes load on back end services. Any of those can cause the symptoms users see today.
The pattern fits a core API outage. Pages draw, then wait for data that never arrives. That can happen if a microservice crashes, a database cluster stalls, or an authentication service slows. From user reports I am tracking and my own pings, the failures are broad. Some regions see intermittent success. That suggests traffic is bouncing between healthy and unhealthy paths.
There is, so far, no confirmed cause and no timeline for full recovery. Expect rolling fixes. Parts of Reddit may flicker back before others.
How to confirm the outage in real time
You can test a few simple things without guesswork.
- Check Reddit’s public status page if available. Bookmark it for future events.
- Load a subreddit directly by URL. If the frame arrives but posts do not, the API is likely down.
- Switch networks. Try WiFi, then cellular. If both fail, the problem is not your connection.
- Try a different surface. Web, app, and old.reddit can behave differently during partial outages.
If you must read, cached pages can still appear in search results. Content may be stale, but it loads when live calls do not.
Why this outage matters beyond Reddit
Reddit is more than a feed of posts. It is a backbone for communities, hobby groups, and support forums. When it goes dark, help pages on thousands of sites lose context. Embedded threads fail to render. Third party tools that rely on Reddit’s API stop working. That hits moderators, researchers, and brands that depend on scheduled posts and automations.
Today’s timing also raises bigger questions. Within the past few hours, other large consumer apps have shown brief trouble as well. When several high traffic services wobble close together, engineers look for a common thread. That can be a cloud provider issue, a CDN configuration push, a DNS routing incident, or a backbone hiccup. Even when causes differ, the effect is the same. Trust in the fabric of the internet takes a hit.
For advertisers, pauses matter. If the feed is down, campaigns miss delivery windows. For creators, traffic dips are costly. For users, the outage breaks a daily habit. Small gaps are survivable. Long ones can reshape what people open first on their phones.
Do not reinstall the app and do not clear local data unless support directs you. It will not fix a platform side outage and you may lose drafts.
What happens next
Recoveries like this usually come in waves. Engineers will isolate the failing tier, drain traffic away, and roll a fix. They may disable nonessential features to reduce load. Expect the homepage to return first, then comments and notifications. Search, chat, and media uploads often lag behind. Even after services return, you may see stale feeds or missing alerts while queues catch up.
I will keep testing endpoints and watching regional behavior as the platform stabilizes. There is no sign of data loss at this time. This looks like availability, not integrity. If you rely on Reddit for work, plan for limited access through the afternoon. If you are a casual reader, take a short break. The lights will come back on, likely soon, but not all at once.
Conclusion
Reddit is down, and the failure is broad. The clues point to a platform side fault, somewhere between the edge and core services. There is no official cause or ETA yet. Keep an eye on the status page, do not change credentials, and expect a staggered return. I will update as recovery progresses.
