Reddit Down for Thousands of Users Thursday, Downdetector Shows

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By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 3 hours ago on

March 19, 2026

The company logo for Reddit is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 15, 2024. (Reuters File)

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Reddit experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com.

More than 3,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 12:11 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources.

Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said they were experiencing issues with the mobile application and website.

Update at 12:15 p.m.

More than 9,600 users have now reported an issue with Reddit.

Update at 12:20 p.m.

More than 16,000 users have now submitted an issue with the platform.

Update at 12:40 p.m.

Reports are starting to slow as more than 35,000 Reddit users submitted issues regarding the platform.

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Anthony W. Haddad,

Multimedia Journalist

Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.