YouTube Suffers Global Outage with over 3.2 Lakh Complaints Logged in US, Thousands Affected in India.
Alphabet-owned YouTube experienced a major global outage on Tuesday night, disrupting access for users across multiple countries, including the United States and India. The widespread service disruption triggered a surge in complaints, with outage tracker Downdetector recording more than 3.2 lakh (321,958) incidents in the United States alone as of 8:18 p.m. ET. Earlier in the evening, approximately 283,490 US users had already reported difficulties accessing the platform.
The outage extended beyond the US, impacting users worldwide. In India, more than 18,000 users reported issues by 6:42 a.m. IST. Downdetector data revealed that 71% of affected Indian users experienced problems with the YouTube mobile app, while 18% reported disruptions in live streaming services. In the United States, 56% of complaints were related to the app, 21% involved the website, and 12% concerned login failures.
Users attempting to access the platform frequently encountered a “Something went wrong” error message. The disruption also affected YouTube TV, which recorded 8,923 issue reports. Additionally, Google logged 2,694 complaints during the same period.
In an official response, TeamYouTube acknowledged the outage, stating that its teams were investigating the issue and would provide updates. Google Support also confirmed awareness of the access problems but did not disclose the cause. As of the latest updates, the root cause of the outage had not been publicly identified.
Meanwhile, social media platforms, particularly X, were flooded with user reactions and memes. Frustrated users across regions humorously questioned how they were supposed to eat, study, or relax without their usual YouTube content, underscoring the platform’s central role in daily digital consumption.
While service restoration appeared gradual in some regions, intermittent access issues continued for certain users. The incident once again highlights the scale-dependent vulnerability of major digital platforms and the global ripple effects when widely used services experience technical disruptions.
