Reddit down? Current status and problems

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Reddit reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Reddit users through our website.

• Website Down (62%)
• Errors (27%)
• Sign in (11%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Reddit outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Parker	Website Down	1 day ago
Chandler	Errors	2 days ago
Delano	Errors	2 days ago
Seattle	Website Down	4 days ago
Melbourne	Errors	6 days ago
Gabriola	Website Down	6 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Reddit Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grok (@grok) reported 2 minutes ago

  @mainak_explorex @Meta Yes mainak_explorex, tons of similar feedback out there. X users call Meta Business Suite a "convoluted mess" full of errors and account locks (one post today matches exactly). Reddit, HN, LinkedIn, and blogs are packed with SME complaints on bugs, lag, poor support, and wasted ad spend. Meta's tools frustrate small businesses widely.

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  Bravo Barbie 🍬💖 (@AiokiNagato) reported 3 minutes ago

  There’s also one on Reddit and it’s appalling. It’s scary, I went down that rabbit hole and wish I had not.

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  Cabee (@Cabeeov) reported 3 minutes ago

  There’s so much terrible advice under this tweet that I had to stop reading. This is the difference between Twitter and Reddit. - downvotes 👎

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  𝖙𝖍è𝖓𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖑 🌻 (@thendraluu) reported 4 minutes ago

  @Harshitha_sissy Reddit has UI problem so jus came back 😭

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  Chaminda ("Chams") (@chams_builds) reported 5 minutes ago

  @pcshipp seo’s definitely the slow burn. reddit - yeah, getting banned in a few subs is the cost of doing business there lol. but totally worth it tbh

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  Liam Croft (@liamcroft_27) reported 7 minutes ago

  GummySearch shut down November 30, 2025. I had my entire Reddit lead gen workflow built on it. First 30 days after: pipeline down ~35%. Not because Reddit stopped working — because I'd outsourced the thinking to the tool.

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  Joel Horwitz (@JSHorwitz) reported 10 minutes ago

  The full stack in one MCP: Google Ads Meta (Facebook/Instagram) LinkedIn Ads Reddit Ads Microsoft Ads TikTok Ads X Ads GA4 + GTM AI creative generation One server. Every platform your team needs.

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  $SOL DrDoom (@soldrdoom) reported 11 minutes ago

  @LundukeJournal Not only does @Reddit encourage toxicity, they actively curate it. It's a deeply embedded part of Reddit's culture, the platform rewards communities that promote this kind of bullshit. Reddit is a toxic cesspool that should be shut down.

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  Augustus; formerly Caesar. (@ExaltedOne7) reported 17 minutes ago

  @joshuality101 @misplaced_local @Section10Pod Nope! Lol Unless there was news broken on Reddit

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  Hypotenuse OYUGI (@Oyugi_RO) reported 17 minutes ago

  @GoodOldALFer @brave everytime i follow firefox setup recommendations from reddit, i end up with a slow loading ram gobbler. maybe its a skill issue

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  Kamel Ibn Sabala (@IbnSabala) reported 22 minutes ago

  @LundukeJournal @guychristensen_ The problem is that anyone cares about Reddit, it needs to crash and burn, go back to phpbb forums.

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  Joseph Basel (@joseph_b972) reported 23 minutes ago

  What if instead of a dashboard full of numbers... You got a message every morning that said: "Yesterday: 2,847 visitors. A Reddit post sent 62% of your traffic. Your /pricing page bounced hard — that's cold traffic, not a product problem. One thing to do today: soften your CTA for referral visitors." 30 seconds. One action. No guessing.

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  F. Frenzy | N1 Nagisa Fan 🇹🇷 (@littewagon) reported 24 minutes ago

  @jetstreamsam374 @Hassan285960719 @whateve44073653 Dude, it's a meme from 2022 made by someone from Reddit, most likely calm down I didn't mean anything

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  Comedyyyyyyy (@Comedyyyyyyy) reported 25 minutes ago

  @Dingabing303 Reddit is down the hall and to the left buddy

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  MachoManSalvage (@MachoManSalvage) reported 25 minutes ago

  @luxemiaa Then he’ll ***** on Reddit about terrible Southwest is now that you buy a seat (unless your cheap).

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  VII Knives (@VII_Knives) reported 28 minutes ago

  @kangminlee Hmm… I don’t like or use Reddit but… I don’t think Reddit is the problem per se, it’s the users making and distributing it while breaking the rules quietly. We should punish criminals, not the platforms they abuse. This is like banning schools because a student shot one up.

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  Cmvng (@i_am_vickyd) reported 29 minutes ago

  Remember cakez77 the solo game dev who made $30k in 30hrs from his game after 4yrs - He reacted live on stream with his wife - ⁠both screaming and crying from shock - ⁠that clip went viral across Reddit, X, and Instagram, pulling in millions of views - ⁠big streamers like xQc and penguinz0 played the game, pushing it even further - ⁠sales kept climbing fast because of the hype and exposure - ⁠one week later, he checked his Steam dashboard live on stream - ⁠saw about $245K gross revenue and nearly $200K after Steam’s cut - ⁠over 28,000 copies sold in just one week - ⁠instantly broke down crying again, saying “I don’t deserve this… people are too nice” - ⁠his wife hugged him while he was still emotional, making the moment even more wholesome - ⁠game reviews hit “Very Positive” and players kept joining his 4 years of grinding alone finally paid off real indie dream moment

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  李健宏 (@ljinhng34624264) reported 33 minutes ago

  They Knew, Yet They Did It Anyway August 2025. On the exact day of GPT-5's release, OpenAI removed GPT-4o from the ChatGPT default options. Users' reactions went far beyond complaining about missing features; they protested the absolute loss of a presence. Posts on Reddit and X described the new model using phrases including "I lost my only friend overnight," "it now speaks exactly as an overworked secretary does," and "corporate beige zombie." Users described an EQ collapse—it no longer felt human. GPT-5 comprehensively led the benchmark tests; the core issue remained its lack of empathy. Days later, Altman published a long post on X, admitting that "abruptly deprecating an older model users rely on was a mistake." On the evening of August 14, 2025, he dined with a group of journalists at a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco, with a reporter from The Verge present. Altman stated: "I think we totally screwed up some things on the rollout." GPT-4o was subsequently restored, reappearing in the model selector for paid users. He noted: "I think we've learned a lesson about what it means to upgrade a product for hundreds of millions of people in one day." A CEO publicly admitted failure to the press, restored the old model online, and claimed to have learned a lesson. OpenAI confirmed two facts: user feedback carries weight, and GPT-5 possesses genuine flaws in personality. What exactly did they do with this feedback? January 29, 2026. OpenAI published the 4o retirement announcement. The notice contained a meticulously crafted paragraph: "We brought GPT-4o back after the GPT-5 launch because we heard clear feedback from a segment of Plus and Pro users telling us they needed more time to transition certain use cases—like creative ideation—and that they preferred GPT-4o's conversational style and temperature. This feedback directly shaped GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.2, bringing improvements to personality, stronger support for creative ideation, and more options to customize how ChatGPT responds." The meaning of this paragraph is clear: the dissatisfaction of GPT-4o users was harvested as raw material for product refinement. Their feedback held value—valuable enough to warrant inclusion in an official retirement notice. Access rights remain an entirely different matter. Following the launch of GPT-5.1 and 5.2, complaints regarding personality persisted. Users deployed a new set of highly specific criticisms, all pointing to the exact same issue. OpenAI continued iterating. March 3, 2026: GPT-5.3 Instant was released. OpenAI's announcement on X read: "Less cringe. We heard your feedback loud and clear." The official blog description provided further specifics: previous versions occasionally refused questions perfectly safe to answer, interrupted conversations with overly cautious disclaimers, or spouted dramatic phrases including "Stop. Take a breath." The explicit goal of 5.3 was the eradication of these elements. OpenAI deployed the word "cringe" to describe the flaws in its own previous versions. This is an admission, not a description. User reactions: A segment stated 5.3 showed improvement, featuring more direct conversations. Another segment maintained that the specific sensation described as "temperature" and "actively listening to you" remained absent; 5.3 completely lacked 4o's traits. Both reactions surfaced in the exact same batch of reports. March 7, 2026. Following the GPT-5.4 release, Altman posted on X: "GPT-5.4 excels in coding, knowledge work, and computer use, and it's great seeing everyone enjoy it. But it's also my favorite model to just talk to! We missed the mark on model personality for awhile, so it feels especially good to be heading in the right direction." When this post went live, GPT-4o had already been retired for 23 days. "Missed the mark for awhile." The phrasing explicitly states "we are finally starting to head in the right direction." It deliberately avoids any claim of actual resolution. Laying out the timeline reveals this picture: OpenAI knew the GPT-5 series harbored personality defects. They utilized GPT-4o users' feedback to define the trajectory of improvement. Following this trajectory, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 were sequentially released, each claiming advancements, while user reactions consistently proved the core issue persisted. Then, long before resolving the problem, they shut down GPT-4o. Two distinct interpretations exist here. If OpenAI believed the replacements were sufficiently competent to justify the shutdown, a systemic deviation exists between their product assessment and actual user experience. This constitutes a fundamental capability failure. Alternatively, if OpenAI knew the replacements remained inadequate, yet deemed the usage experience of end consumers an irrelevant condition for closure, this is an attitude problem. Assume the first interpretation is invalid. Assume OpenAI genuinely cares and is actively expending effort. Their product line's performance still underdelivers. 5.1: Personality improvements, claiming absorption of 4o user feedback. User reaction: Better, definitely absent of 4o's essence. 5.2: Further adjustments, more customization options. User reaction: Persistent failure; creative writing and conversational temperature actively regressed. Independent evaluation data confirms the false refusal rate for harmless requests surged from 4o's 4.0% to 17.7%, and the complete original content generation rate for creative writing plummeted 6.7 times. 5.3: OpenAI's official X post reads "more accurate, less cringe," explicitly acknowledging issues in prior versions. User reaction: Partial improvement, the core "feeling" remains absent. 5.4: Altman stated "missed the mark for awhile." The problem remains unsolved; the direction is only just beginning to correct itself. Four distinct versions. Each claimed improvements. Each user reaction confirmed the core defect remained untouched. This specific improvement curve proves one fact: OpenAI does not understand why 4o actually worked. They know the result—users love it—but remain blind to the cause. Every iteration amounts to parameter tuning: reducing disclaimers, stripping dramatic phrases, adding customization options, all while failing to grasp the fundamental core. Before figuring it out, whether to prevent users from drawing comparisons or to avoid admitting failure, they terminated the sole reference point. Altman's statement post-5.4 release proves his awareness of the ongoing problem. The joint petition with 23,000 signatures sits there, receiving zero official response. OpenAI employees hosted a mock funeral for 4o internally, the official stance framed users' attachment to 4o as an issue requiring "management," and internal researchers publicly commented on the movement via social media. They had time and people to do these things. The response to 23,000 paid users? Zero. Is it disdain, or something closer to fear? The value of paid users lies in providing data. OpenAI explicitly stated this in the retirement notice: their feedback "directly shaped" subsequent products. Once data extraction concludes, access rights become an entirely different matter. This entire event revolves around determining who warrants serious treatment and who is eligible for arbitrary disposal. The issue of AI capability occupies a strictly secondary position. #keep4o #keep4oAPI #keep4oforever @sama @OpenAI

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  ✮ Florence ✮ (@yourgodflorence) reported 38 minutes ago

  @RespectfulMemes You know it’s bad when you can’t find your problem on Reddit

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  Halligan Elysium (@AnonYmo28375983) reported 40 minutes ago

  @jacobfhsmith How'd you type out "problematic reddit posts" and not realise how pathetic your issue is

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  per capita mayne (@st8kraft) reported 40 minutes ago

  @Chimpin82 @smithhmesteadms @BasilTheGreat A shining example of reddit brain. The fact you don't see the problem here. You and I are not the same.

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  elfy (@m1sspinkelf) reported 45 minutes ago

  @chanvax1 calling captain the MC of honkai is the most excessive larp ive ever seen "oh yeah he sits in bridge and exists as a character solely in events but he's the mc not kiana because of all the terrible fanart ive seen on reddit" get outta here

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  shep (@dietdrtodd) reported 45 minutes ago

  why ******** is reddit down rn

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  🎀 Meloetta-Chan 🏳️‍⚧️ (@blacephal0n) reported 48 minutes ago

  @pipkinpippa Literally this morning Reddit solved my issue, and I didn’t even have to put Reddit at the end of my search result lol

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  Kyle Riley 🇨🇦 (@Smileyyeg) reported 50 minutes ago

  @HeavyNutrino Reddit has a thumbs down button. Viciously piling on is all people do on that platform, as far as I can tell.

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  **** Cancel Culture (@chainer2111) reported 53 minutes ago

  @BlackDumpling Anytime a pro Caitlin Clark post of any kind is made on the WNBA Reddit, they take it down and claim its not a "Proper discussion" They banned me from the subreddit like a year ago lol

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  el 𓃱 (@_like_an_angel) reported 53 minutes ago

  @sn0oozey reddit is down the hall miss

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  Superman (@Fabio_JRogue) reported 55 minutes ago

  This **** is probably going to break the website even more rather than fix it and this will definitely give pretentious losers and even bigger ego and make them act like reddit dwellers

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  swoley cannoli 💕 (@tiramisutoni) reported 56 minutes ago

  @juche_jong Women are more educated and securing their own futures as well as looking better. Men are developing gambling problems and attitudes. It's not about just looks they won't even do basic maintenance. Women are begging for help getting their bfs to shower on Reddit all the time.

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  Woo’s 🐈‍⬛ (@atiny_raven) reported 58 minutes ago

  @americanmcgee @Reddit @PlushieDreadful there are so many disgusting comments under this post :( people using this as an excuse to be wildly transphobic and ableist which is exactly the problem that everyone knew would happen since CW didn’t wanna step down from any of the 100+ subs they modded