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Wikipedia Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetecter Shows
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October 21, 2026
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Wikipedia had a possible outage on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 (Shutterstock)

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

More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 8:28 a.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 website issues.

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