Popular social media platform Reddit faced a significant outage late on the night of March 3, 2025, leaving thousands of users unable to access the website and mobile app. Reports flooded in from different parts of the world, with many users expressing frustration over the sudden downtime.
According to outage tracking data, the spike in reports began around 11:30 PM (UTC), quickly escalating to 1,176 outage reports by 11:34 PM—a massive surge compared to the usual baseline of 19 reports. The issue primarily affected Reddit’s website (53% of reports), followed by mobile app failures (40%) and server connection problems (7%).
Update: Reddit back to operation after 10 (Approx) minutes of downtime.
Reddit Down Globally
As of now, Reddit has not issued an official statement explaining the root cause of the outage. However, based on the data available, several possibilities could have contributed to this unexpected service disruption:
Server Overload or Failure
A sudden influx of traffic or technical failure in Reddit’s server infrastructure could have led to the website and app going down. Large-scale platforms like Reddit rely on distributed cloud servers, and even a minor misconfiguration or failure in one of these can result in widespread disruptions.
DDoS Attack
A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack occurs when hackers flood a website with excessive traffic, overwhelming its servers and causing downtime. Although there is no confirmation that this was the case, cyberattacks have increasingly targeted major online platforms in recent years.
Software or Backend Update Gone Wrong
Many large platforms frequently update their backend systems to improve performance and security. However, if an update contains a critical bug or is deployed incorrectly, it can cause significant downtime, as seen with past outages on other platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Cloud Service Provider Issues
Many online services depend on cloud hosting providers such as AWS (Amazon Web Services), Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure. If Reddit relies on any of these and they experience disruptions, Reddit could also go offline.
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How Users Reacted to the Outage
Whenever a major platform like Reddit goes down, users quickly turn to other social media platforms like Twitter, Discord, or Facebook to discuss the issue.
Some users posted memes and jokes about “Reddit being down,” while others expressed frustration, especially those who use Reddit for work, research, or entertainment.
A Twitter user sarcastically wrote:
“Reddit is down? Guess I’ll have to talk to real people now…”
Another commented:
“Tried refreshing Reddit 10 times before realizing it’s actually down. Now I feel lost!”
Despite the humorous reactions, many users rely on Reddit for news, discussions, and technical support, making outages like these highly inconvenient.
