Reddit experienced a widespread outage on March 19–20, with Downdetector showing disruptions beginning around 3:20–3:22 PM EDT. At its peak, more than 30,000 users reported issues, while other estimates indicated over 25,000 complaints globally and around 16,000 in the United States alone.
Users were unable to access both the website and app, encountering “server error” and “Something went wrong” messages, along with endless loading spinners. Many reported that posts failed to load on the homepage, while others struggled to submit comments or refresh feeds properly. Attempts to access Reddit via desktop and mobile shortly after 3 PM ET were met with errors.
Despite the scale of the disruption, Reddit’s official status page showed no reported issues, and the company had yet to issue a statement. At the same time, users on other social media platforms flagged the outage, sharing frustrations over repeated disruptions. Some posts highlighted concerns about frequent outages, while others pointed out being unable to access trending discussions.
By around 3:50 PM ET, user complaints began to decline, suggesting services were gradually being restored.
The outage adds to a string of recent disruptions. Earlier in March, the platform experienced another outage affecting thousands, and in January 2026, Reddit faced a roughly one-hour global blackout, with more than 2,000 reports logged before services were restored.
