Reddit down for thousands — live updates on major outage
Reddit experienced a significant outage affecting thousands of users. Reports indicated that issues were primarily with the 'Old Reddit' interface, while some users also faced problems with the 'new' version. The company is currently investigating the situation, which has resulted in degraded performance across various sections of the platform.
- ▪The outage began around 10:20 a.m. PT and quickly garnered over 10,000 reports on Downdetector.
- ▪Users reported that 'Old Reddit' was particularly problematic, with slow loading times for images and comments.
- ▪Reddit's official status page confirmed that the company is aware of the issues and is investigating.
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Internet Social Media Reddit down for thousands — live updates on major outage "Old Reddit" may be the culprit News By Scott Younker last updated 18 May 2026 0 Comments Join the conversation When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: © Reddit) Starting around 10:20 a.m. PT, the social platform Reddit appeared to suffer an outage.On the tracking site Downdetector, 4,000 reports spiked with users mostly saying that "Old Reddit" was having issues. Though some comments suggested that "new" Reddit wasn't loading images properly. Soon after the reports ballooned to more than 10,000.Reddit appears aware as the official status page lists the company as investigating the issue.
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