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Is Reddit down for you? Here's what's going on (Update: Back online)
Oct 7, 2026 — 4:18 PM ET
- Reddit is currently experiencing an outage.
- The company is investigating issues across the website and the app.
Update: October 7, 2026 (5:15 PM ET): According to the Reddit status page, all systems are back online.
Original article: October 7, 2026 (4:18 PM ET): Are you having issues trying to use Reddit today? Don’t worry, the problem isn’t on your end, and you are far from alone. The platform is currently down.
Thousands of users are indicating on Downdetector that Reddit is experiencing an outage. It appears that the reports started at around 3:00 PM ET. The number of reports peaked at over 2,000.
Reddit has now confirmed those reports, stating that the platform is experiencing elevated errors. The company is currently investigating issues on both the website and the app. Reddit warns that you may see errors while visiting community pages and other parts of the site.
We’ll keep an eye on the situation as it progresses. When Reddit is back online, we will update this article.
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