Overview

• Reddit experienced a global outage on April 21, 2025, with thousands of users unable to access the platform.
• Outage tracking site Downdetector recorded over 112,400 reports of service disruption at 11:39 a.m. ET, which dropped to 62,000 by 11:48 a.m.
• Reddit confirmed on its status page that it is investigating elevated errors affecting both its website and mobile app.
• The company has yet to provide additional details or respond to media requests for comment regarding the outage.
• This incident follows a series of recent outages, highlighting ongoing challenges with the platform’s technical infrastructure.