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Is Spotify Down?

Spotify is online

No issues reported. The website, app, and services are fully operational.

Service status is calculated by merging official data with a 24-hour baseline of user-reported issues. Our tool recalculates these metrics every 30 minutes to provide a real-time, 360° view of connectivity.

Major Spotify outages and their causes

Spotify manages a massive global infrastructure for audio streaming. Here are three significant recent incidents:

April 2025

Spotify suffered a major global outage on April 16, 2025, with nearly 50,000 reports logged on Downdetector within hours. Users could play downloaded music, but streaming, artist search, playlists, and the web player stopped functioning globally for several hours. Spotify later restored service and denied rumors of a security breach, though the company never publicly disclosed the exact technical root cause. Source: Reuters - Spotify down for thousands globally

November 2025

Millions of users experienced Spotify disruptions on November 18, 2025, affecting the mobile app, desktop app, and web player. Reports indicated the outage coincided with a broader Cloudflare-related internet disruption that impacted multiple major online services. Spotify acknowledged the incident while users reported playback failures and app malfunctions worldwide. Source: Times of India - Spotify app users report issues on DownDetector

December 2025

A large-scale Spotify outage hit users globally on December 15, 2025, generating more than 36,000 outage reports in the U.S. alone. Many users were unable to access the app or stream music. Spotify confirmed the outage and later restored service, but did not release a detailed technical explanation for the disruption. Source: Reuters - Spotify largely back up after outage affects thousands

How our status checker works

We combine official data with a dynamic User-Report Baseline to calculate real-time connectivity. By analyzing user-reported issues over a rolling 24-hour window, our tool recalculates the health of each service every 30 minutes.

Online

When report volume remains below the 50% threshold, the service is confirmed "Online," reflecting stable performance and no widespread issues.

Partial outage

A report surge between 50% and 75% triggers a "Partial outage" alert, indicating localized disruptions or specific feature instability.

Down

Reports exceeding 75% of the baseline classify the service as "Down," signaling a critical failure or a major connectivity outage.

Official Sync

What to Do If Spotify Is Down

If Spotify stops working, these fixes may help restore playback:

1
Log Out and Back Into Your Account

Spotify authentication sessions occasionally fail during outages or backend sync problems.
Signing out and logging back in can refresh account credentials and reconnect your library.

2
Disable Offline Mode

Sometimes Spotify may remain stuck in offline mode after network interruptions.
Check playback settings and ensure offline mode is turned off across all devices.

3
Remove Problematic Downloads

Corrupted downloaded tracks or playlists can trigger playback crashes and syncing issues.
Deleting and re-downloading affected content may resolve the problem.

4
Use BearVPN for Stable Music Streaming

Network congestion or ISP throttling can interrupt Spotify streaming quality in some regions. BearVPN can reroute traffic through a more reliable server connection for smoother playback.

Frequently asked questions

Consult the real-time report map at the top of this page. A sharp spike in global reports confirms a Spotify server-side outage. If the map is clear but your music won't play, the issue is likely localized to your specific device, ISP, or app cache.

This error often occurs when your ISP’s DNS servers fail to connect to Spotify’s data centers. It can also be caused by a local firewall at school or work blocking the app's traffic. Using BearVPN hides your activity from the network, allowing you to bypass these "Offline" blocks and reconnect to the streaming servers.

Yes, if the error is caused by a regional licensing restriction or a congested routing path. By switching your virtual location with BearVPN, you can bypass localized node failures and access a different part of Spotify’s global network where the track is available.

Actually, a VPN can improve quality if your ISP is throttling your connection. If your provider slows your speed when they detect high-bandwidth audio consumption, BearVPN prevents them from seeing your activity. This stops the throttling and allows you to stream in the highest possible bitrate without interruptions.

Grayed-out tracks are usually the result of regional geo-blocks or licensing changes. If a song is available in other countries but not yours, connecting to a BearVPN server in a supported region can often unlock those tracks and make them playable in your library again.