r/outages is a subreddit with 10k members. The community frequently discusses outage, internet, down, outages, and issues, and the most common flair used is major outage and isolated issue.
A place to discuss internet and online service outages as they happen. And to reflect on and discuss past major incidents.
From ISPs and cloud providers to major apps and platforms, this community focuses on disruptions that affect large numbers of users.
For personal tech support, look elsewhere.
Popular Topics in r/outages
#1
Outage
176 posts
#2
Internet
116 posts
#3
Down
84 posts
#4
Outages
42 posts
#5
Issues
22 posts
#6
Service
22 posts
#7
Aws
17 posts
#8
Microsoft
17 posts
#9
Widespread
14 posts
#10
Cloudflare
14 posts
Flair Used in r/outages
#1
Major Outage
: "Claude Is Down: 'Unable to Authenticate' Error Affects Thousands Across Code, Chat and API"
7 posts
#2
Isolated Issue
: "Several picture sharing platforms are down or "undergoing maintenance". Is there a story behind this?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/outages
Yearly
+4k members(75.3%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026