Reddit is experiencing a significant outage, preventing users from accessing the platform. The issue began around 3 p.m. ET on November 20, 2024, and is affecting users across the United States and potentially globally. Here’s what we know so far.
What’s Causing the Reddit Outage?
Reddit’s official status website confirms an “unresolved incident” resulting in “degraded performance for reddit.com.” Attempts to access the desktop site lead to an “upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection failure” message. The mobile app displays a simple “Sorry about that. There was an error loading content” error. The specific cause of the outage remains unclear.
Screenshot of Down Detector showing that Reddit is down.Down Detector reports show widespread outage across multiple cities.
Outage Timeline and User Reports
Down Detector shows a surge in outage reports shortly after 3 p.m. ET on November 20th. These reports originate from various U.S. cities, including Detroit, New York, Tampa, San Francisco, and Seattle, suggesting a widespread problem. User reports on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) also corroborate the outage timeline.
Reddit’s Response and Estimated Recovery Time
Reddit acknowledges the issue on their status page and is currently investigating. Their official Twitter account (@redditstatus) tweeted on November 20, 2024: “Investigating: We are currently investigating this issue.” There’s no estimated time for restoration of service yet.
Investigating: We are currently investigating this issue.
— Reddit Status (@redditstatus) November 20, 2024
Staying Updated
We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available. Check back for the latest information on the Reddit outage.
