YouTube goes down worldwide, details revealed
Global YouTube outage (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
A major YouTube outage on October 16, 2025, was reported by users worldwide, according to Downdetector, a website that tracks disruptions and outages of popular internet services.
According to the latest data, the most complaints came from the US - over 268,000 reports; the UK registered around 62,000, and Japan about 19,000.
Users reported issues with video playback, website access, and logging in.
At the time of publication, there were no official comments from YouTube regarding the cause of the outage or the expected time for service restoration.
Users are advised to follow updates on YouTube’s official channels and Downdetector.
YouTube is one of the largest video hosting platforms in the world, allowing users to upload, watch, and comment on videos. The service is widely used by both individual users and large companies to share content.
