Is Reddit down? How to check if social media platform is not working and how to fix it

  • Here is how to check if you are being affected by the latest Reddit outage 

By ZAC CAMPBELL, SPORTS SEO REPORTER

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Reddit has gone down, leaving tens of thousands of social media users unable to access the site. 

Reddit users reported issues with the social media site amid a service outage that the company said it was 'currently investigating.'

Read on below as MailOnline explains how to check if the site is not working in your area and what you can do. 

Reddit has gone down, leaving thousands of social media users unable to access the site (File image)

Reddit has gone down, leaving thousands of social media users unable to access the site (File image)

Is Reddit down? 

'Reddit is down. It's not just you,' one of many frustrated users posted to X on Friday.

DownDetector's heat map appeared to show that those most impacted (or most likely to report the issue) were based in New York and Chicago — with Reddit users in Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco not far behind.

The site appeared to show improvements within an hour of the issue arising.

One error screen, apparently from Reddit and posted to X, explained that the cause was related to the site's content delivery network (CDN): 'Our CDN was unable to reach our servers,' this message read.

How do I check if Reddit is down?

To check the status of Reddit, you can use websites such as Down Detector, to see if other people are experiencing issues. 

To check the status of Reddit, you can use websites such as Down Detector, to see if other people are experiencing issues (File image)

To check the status of Reddit, you can use websites such as Down Detector, to see if other people are experiencing issues (File image)

You can also check the third-party redditstatus.com page to see if there are any outages. 

Another option is to search the hashtag, #redditdown on X, as a further means of seeing if anyone else is encountering problems with the site. 

When was Reddit last down?

August 13 2024: Tens of thousands of users worldwide report issues with the social site and app. 

March 7 2024: Tens of thousands of users report loading issues 

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