On October 16, 2025, YouTube confirmed that it had resolved a worldwide outage that temporarily disrupted video streaming for thousands of users. The issue impacted not only the main YouTube platform but also YouTube Music and YouTube TV.
According to outage tracker Downdetector, the incident peaked around 4:55 a.m. Pakistan Standard Time with 366,172 users in the U.S. reporting problems accessing YouTube. Reports also came from the UK, Canada, and Australia, indicating the disruption had broad reach.
YouTube issued a note via X (formerly Twitter), confirming that users should now be able to stream videos again. However, the company did not provide an official explanation for the outage.
Many affected users experienced playback errors, app crashes, and failures to log in during the outage.
Social media platforms filled quickly with users asking “Is YouTube down?” and sharing screenshots of errors. Even the famous YouTube Marques Brownlee quipped his thoughts:
For a platform that serves billions of users daily, even short service interruptions can have ripple effects. From creators unable to publish new content to businesses losing ad revenue and users losing access to educational or entertainment material.
Reliability is crucial in the competitive landscape of streaming and media. Outages like this remind audiences and platform operators alike about the fragility of internet infrastructure and the challenge of maintaining uptime across global systems.