Reddit down? The answer is at the top of this page. Appys checks Reddit’s official status page as you arrive, so what you see is never more than a few minutes old. Below is what to check on your side, what to do while you wait, and how to hear when it’s fixed.
Reddit down for everyone, or just you?
If the status above says Reddit is working normally but it isn’t working for you, the problem is most likely closer to home. Press Is it just me? at the top of the page: your own device and our server both try to reach reddit.com, and the answer tells you which side the problem is on.
Then try these quick checks:
- Open Reddit on another network, such as mobile data instead of Wi-Fi.
- Try a different browser or a private window, to rule out an old cache or a browser extension.
- Restart your router if lots of websites are slow, not just this one.
- Make sure your device’s date and time are set automatically: a wrong clock can stop secure connections.
- Refresh, check for an app update, and try the website instead of the app.
Reddit down? What to do while you wait
- Check which part is affected. Reddit splits its status into 3 parts, listed under What Reddit reports on above, so a problem in one may not touch the ones you use.
- Wait before posting again: posts made during an outage can fail or appear twice.
- Scheduled posts may go out late, so check them once it’s back.
- If you rely on it for work, let people know on another channel.
- Keep this page open: the status changes by itself when Reddit posts the fix, so there’s no need to keep refreshing.
If it drags on and the work can’t wait, the alternatives near the top of this page are other social networks that are working right now.
Why apps like Reddit go down
Social apps usually go down after updates, during big live events when everyone posts at once, or when part of their network fails. Even big outages are often partial, hitting one feature, one region or one group of users rather than everyone. That’s why Reddit can work fine for you while its status page reports a problem, or the other way round.
How Appys checks Reddit
Every status on this page comes from Reddit’s official status page, where Reddit’s own team posts problems and fixes. Its status page covers 3 parts: Reddit Infrastructure, Reddit Media Storage and reddit.com. Appys reads it whenever someone opens this page and regularly in between, keeps a record of every problem it posts and works out the 90-day uptime from that record. We never change what Reddit says, and nobody can pay to change a status or a record.
A quiet status page doesn’t always mean nothing is wrong: some companies post small problems late, or not at all. That’s why this page also shows how openly Reddit reports its problems.
How long do Reddit outages last?
It depends on what broke. Small problems are often fixed within the hour, while a big outage can take most of a day. The history above lists every problem Reddit has posted recently, when each one started and how long it took to fix, so you can see what’s normal for Reddit rather than guessing. While a problem is open, the latest update from Reddit is shown at the top of this page.
About Reddit
Communities and discussion on every topic.
On Appys it’s listed under Social and entertainment, with the other social networks we follow.
Hear when Reddit is back
Send one email to [email protected] with Watch Reddit in the subject and we’ll email you when Reddit reports a major outage, and again when it’s fixed. You can also follow its problems in a feed reader or a Slack channel, or add a live badge to your own site; both are explained above.
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