YouTube recently faced a significant outage, with thousands of users reporting issues. According to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources, over 600,000 users reported problems with the platform.
At its peak, 366,172 users in the U.S. had reported issues with YouTube. Downdetector bases its numbers on user-submitted reports, providing insight into the scope of the outage.
YouTube says that it has fixed an issue affecting video streaming services for users Wednesday afternoon.
The issue was resolved, with YouTube confirming the fix. The outage highlights the platform's dependence on stable services and the impact of technical issues on its users.
Author's summary: YouTube fixed outage affecting thousands.