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YouTube Down for Thousands of Users Wednesday, Downdetector Reports

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Thousands of YouTube users experience outage on Wednesday

By Archynetys Intelligence Desk · Published October 28, 2026 17:26 UTC · Updated October 28, 2026 18:24 UTC

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YouTube experienced an outage on Wednesday, with users in the US flagging video streaming problems. According to Downdetector, the outage was first reported by NDTV Profit at 14:31 UTC. The Economic Times questioned when the service will be back up, while also inquiring about the status of YouTube Music and Google Search.

However, CNET later reported that the issues are mostly resolved, but did not provide a specific timeline for a full recovery. The outage was reported by multiple sources, including GV Wire, which also cited Downdetector's reports. The Economic Times and NDTV also reported on the outage, with the former inquiring about the status of YouTube Music and Google Search.

However, the report did not provide a specific timeline for a full recovery, leaving the status of the service unclear.

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