Reddit Down: Thousands Of Users Report Widespread Issues Worldwide

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Down: Reddit users reported widespread disruption on January 13, 2026, after the platform ran into technical issues. Downdetector logged more than 30,000 user reports, indicating that the problems were affecting access and core features across multiple regions.As of 10:40 PM IST, Downdetector.com is showing nearly one lakh complaints, making this one of the largest outages seen so far.According to Downdetector.com, 54 percent of users are reporting app-related problems, 39 percent are facing website issues, while the remaining 7 percent are experiencing server connection errors.The disruption surfaced just hours after X, formerly Twitter, experienced a major technical outage earlier this evening.

Reddit acknowledged the disruption, stating that it had detected a spike in errors and was actively looking into the cause. Shortly after, the company confirmed that the issue had been traced and corrective measures were already being rolled out.The outage impacted both Reddit’s web platform and its official mobile apps, affecting access and normal usage across devices.