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Reddit Outage Disrupts Over 29,000 Users Globally

The platform is investigating elevated errors after the seventh major service disruption in two years

In this photo illustration, the logo of Reddit, Inc. is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the company's mascot and branding visible in the background, on April 26, 2025, in Chongqing, China.
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Overview

  • Over 29,000 users reported issues accessing Reddit on June 3, with reports peaking around 2:34 p.m. ET according to Downdetector.
  • Reddit acknowledged elevated error rates on its status page and said its technical teams are probing the root cause of the disruption.
  • This marks at least the seventh significant outage since August 2023, highlighting persistent challenges in the site’s infrastructure.
  • Users in regions including the US, UK, Australia and China experienced connection failures during the incident.
  • Downdetector’s tally is based on aggregated status reports, and the actual number of affected users may vary.