YouTube resolves issue that briefly impacted video streaming globally

October 16, 2025 07:18 am

Alphabet-owned YouTube said on Wednesday (Oct 15) that it has resolved an issue impacting video streaming services for several thousand users globally.

YouTube said in a post on X that users should now be able to play videos on YouTube Music, YouTube TV and its main platform - without specifying what caused the issue.

At its peak, at 7.55pm ET, 366,172 users in the US had reported issues with YouTube, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.

Thousands of outages were also reported in the UK, Canada and Australia, Downdetector showed.

Downdetector’s numbers are based on user-submitted reports. The actual number of affected users may vary.

Source: Reuters

- Agencies

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