Reddit down globally: Here are the issues users are facing; probable cause and more

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Reddit is currently facing a global service disruption, with a sharp rise in outage reports recorded on Downdetector. According to the tracker, reports spiked at 3:07 PM IST on October 20, climbing from a baseline of 4 to over 4,800 complaints. The disruption is affecting both the mobile app and website, with server connection failures also being reported.

Key problems faced by users

The majority of complaints (56%) are linked to the Reddit app, followed by 33% reporting website issues. Around 11% of users have indicated server connection errors, which could be affecting feed loading, comment posting, and access to community threads. Users across multiple regions reported that pages are not loading and new posts are failing to publish.

Probable cause

Downdetector’s status card notes that the outage is “possibly related to issues at Amazon Web Services (AWS).” AWS is currently experiencing a major incident in its US-East-1 region, causing increased error rates and latency across services that rely on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. Several platforms dependent on AWS — including Snapchat, Perplexity AI, Roblox and others — have already reported similar outages today.

No official response yet

As of now, Reddit has not issued an official statement acknowledging the outage. The company’s support page and social handles have not been updated with a cause or restoration timeline. Since the incident aligns with the ongoing AWS disruption, a recovery is likely to depend on Amazon’s cloud service restoration progress.

Until AWS completes remediation, Reddit users may continue to face issues accessing threads, posting content, and loading feeds. The incident remains active at the time of writing.