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Is YouTube Down?

YouTube 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 YouTube outages and their causes

YouTube services may occasionally experience downtime. Below are a few notable examples:

February 2026

A "logic layer" error in YouTube's recommendation engine caused homepages and subscription feeds to appear blank globally. While servers remained online, the interface failed to display content until a backend rollback was completed. Source: TechRadar - YouTube Outage Live Report 2026

March 2026

YouTube experienced significant instability and Regional instability hit YouTube following a major disruption at Amazon Web Services (AWS) nodes. Users in North America and Europe experienced severe buffering due to YouTube’s reliance on these third-party cloud components for local delivery. Source: LiveMint - Major Cloud and Video Platform Outages

October 2025

Users worldwide encountered black screens and "An error occurred" messages when attempting to play videos, leading to over 300,000 reports on DownDetector in the U.S. alone. Significant disruptions were also reported across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Preliminary investigations pointed to a configuration error within the backend streaming infrastructure during an internal update deployment, rather than external interference, despite claims from hacking groups regarding a DDoS attack. Source: SQ Magazine - YouTube Suffers Widespread Outage

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.

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What to Do If YouTube Is Down

If you're having trouble accessing YouTube, follow these steps to troubleshoot and restore your connection:

1
Isolate Extension Conflicts with Incognito Mode

Open YouTube in a private or Incognito window to disable third-party extensions and ad-blockers. These tools often interfere with the video player, causing "Something went wrong" errors or loading loops.

If videos play in Incognito, identify the faulty add-on by disabling them one by one.

2
Flush Corrupted App and Browser Data

Corrupted cache or outdated cookies can prevent the player from fetching video streams. Clear your browser cookies or "Force Stop" the YouTube mobile app and clear its storage data to reset the connection.

Always check the App Store or Play Store to ensure you are running the latest version of the YouTube app.

3
Resolve Routing Errors with a DNS Switch

If your ISP's DNS fails to resolve YouTube’s domain, you will see a "No Internet" message despite having a connection. Manually switching to a public DNS provides a faster, more reliable path to Google’s servers.

Manually change your device DNS to 8.8.8.8 (Google) or 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare) to bypass local routing errors.

4
Use BearVPN for Access

If YouTube works elsewhere but not on your network, your ISP may be throttling bandwidth or blocking access. BearVPN encrypts your traffic and tunnels through firewalls to restore instant, high-speed access.

Connect to a BearVPN server to instantly hide your activity from your ISP and bypass regional or network-wide blocks.

Frequently asked questions

This usually suggests a local issue, such as a firewall block, ISP routing error, or browser cache conflict. If other sites work, your network might be specifically restricting YouTube.

Yes. If the error is caused by ISP throttling or a congested local routing node, BearVPN reroutes your traffic through a faster, unrestricted path to fix playback issues.

Absolutely. Using a VPN is a standard way to protect your privacy and ensure a stable connection, especially when traveling or using restricted public Wi-Fi.

Check our live map above. A high concentration of reports in your specific region indicates a localized infrastructure problem rather than a global YouTube crash.

In some regions, Youtube may be restricted by government filters or workplace firewalls. If the status page indicates "Online" but you cannot access the site, you are likely facing a geo-restriction. Encrypting your traffic with a VPN is the most effective way to regain access to your communities and messages securely.