SUMMARY
- YouTube outage triggered more than 150,000 US user reports
- Disruptions affected multiple countries across three continents
- Downdetector data reflects user-submitted reports, not total impact
YouTube said Tuesday that some users were unable to access the video sharing platform after monitoring site Downdetector reported widespread global disruptions.
The YouTube outage began Tuesday evening, peaking at more than 320,000 user reports in the United States before declining to about 150,000 by 9 p.m. Eastern, according to Downdetector.
Downdetector said users in India, Britain, Australia and Mexico also reported problems. The scale underscores YouTube’s role in news distribution, live streaming and digital advertising worldwide.
Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, said platform disruptions can affect advertising revenue and creator income during peak viewing hours.
Evelyn Mitchell Wolf, senior analyst at eMarketer, said outages highlight infrastructure resilience challenges as video demand rises globally.
“We’re aware some of you are having issues accessing YouTube right now,” the company said in a statement. YouTube said teams were investigating and would provide updates.
The YouTube outage illustrates the platform’s global dependence and the immediate ripple effects when access is interrupted.
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