YouTube's Big Outage: Millions Affected Worldwide on October 15

On October 15, 2025, YouTube faced a massive global outage starting at 7 p.m. ET, hitting users in the US, Europe, Asia, and more, with over 600,000 reports on Downdetector. Issues included playback errors, blank screens, and login problems, affecting video streaming, YouTube Music, and TV, especially in cities like New York and London during prime time.

The disruption caused frustration, with 54% of complaints about streaming failures, but YouTube fixed it by late evening, though some issues lingered into October 16. The platform shared updates on X (@TeamYouTube), advising users to check for status changes.

This event underscores the need for reliable alternatives and outage monitoring tools to handle unexpected disruptions in your favorite services.

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