StatusDetector

Status report

YouTube

Google video streaming platform

Official site

Current status

YouTube is operational

Operational

No widespread issue detected from available signals.

Issue score0 / 100
Low riskHigh risk
Data confidence60%

Score based on: probe results. No official status or user reports data available yet.

Evidence

Each independent source we read, in order of weight.

  • Community reports

    neutral

    No anonymous reports in the last 24 hours.

View 30-day incident history

Troubleshooting YouTube

  1. Check the official status page (linked above if available).
  2. Try a private/incognito window to rule out cache issues.
  3. Try a different browser or device.
  4. Switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data (or vice versa) to rule out local network issues.
  5. Disable any VPN or proxy temporarily.
  6. Clear your browser cache and cookies, then reload.
  7. Wait a few minutes — brief hiccups often resolve on their own.
Why does YouTube go down?

YouTube outages most often look like videos failing to play, comments stuck on "Loading…", or recommendations not refreshing — not the whole site going down.

Common issues

  • Specific videos refusing to play with cryptic error codes while others work fine.
  • Live-stream chat lag and dropped messages during high-traffic events.
  • Subscriptions feed not updating with new uploads for hours.
  • Mobile app login loops where the web version works without issue.
  • Cast / TV-app pairing failures while playback on the casting device itself works.

What you can try

  • Try the video in an incognito/private window to rule out extension or cache issues.
  • Switch from app to mobile-web when the app is broken — they're served by different code paths.
  • YouTube has no public status page; community signals (Downdetector, /r/youtube) are usually the fastest.

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