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Cloudflare, one of the world’s largest internet infrastructure providers, is experiencing a widespread outage affecting users across multiple countries. Reports of disruptions have surged on platforms like Downdetector, where users have flagged issues with websites, apps, and services relying on Cloudflare.
The outage has sparked a wave of complaints worldwide, with users reporting that popular websites, online services, and apps have gone offline. Social media platforms are flooded with frustrated users sharing screenshots and updates, highlighting the massive scale of the disruption and how dependent the internet has become on Cloudflare’s network.
On the website news.ycombinator.com, people have also shared their comments and experiences regarding the widespread internet disruption.
According to Cloudflare’s official status updates, the global network is currently facing problems. At 11:48 UTC on November 18, 2025, the company confirmed that multiple customers were impacted, with widespread 500 errors and failures affecting the Cloudflare Dashboard and API. By 12:03 UTC, Cloudflare said it was continuing to investigate the issue and working to understand the full impact while mitigating the problem.
The outage has caused significant internet disruptions, leaving users unable to access various online platforms, apps, and services that rely on Cloudflare’s infrastructure. The company has promised further updates as the situation develops.
