YouTube back after major outage? Here’s what we know so far

YouTube said it has resolved an issue that briefly affected access to the video-sharing platform, ‌after outage-tracking ⁠website Downdetector ⁠reported widespread global disruptions.

Is YouTube back up?

YouTube said ​that an issue with its recommendation system ​had prevented videos from appearing across YouTube surfaces.


"The issue with ​our recommendations system ⁠has been resolved, ‌and all of ​our ​platforms (YouTube.com, the YouTube app, YouTube ⁠Music, Kids, and TV) are back ​to normal," YouTube said in ​an update. At its peak, there were more than 320,000 user reports of YouTube issues in the U.S., according ‌to Downdetector.

YouTube outage in India

In India, users of YouTube reported widespread disruptions, with data from Downdetector showing that the majority of complaints were linked to the mobile app.

According to Downdetector, 74% of users flagged issues with the YouTube app, while 16% reported problems related to video streaming and 10% cited difficulties accessing the website.

The data indicated that app-related glitches formed the bulk of the outage complaints across the country.

Downdetector's numbers are based on user-submitted reports. The actual ​number ​of affected ⁠users may vary. YouTube also faced outages in countries including India, Britain, Australia, ​and Mexico, according to DownDetector.

With inputs from Reuters