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Launched in 2005 and acquired by Google in 2006, YouTube has grown into the world's largest video-sharing platform with over 2.5 billion monthly active users. What began as a simple site for sharing home videos now serves as a global hub for entertainment, education, news, and cultural expression. The platform revolutionized media consumption by enabling anyone to broadcast content worldwide. Key features include algorithmic recommendations, monetization options for creators (through ads and YouTube Premium), and live streaming capabilities. YouTube's impact spans from launching new music careers to becoming the second-largest search engine after Google. Despite challenges like content moderation and creator burnout, YouTube continues evolving with Shorts (to compete with TikTok), podcasts, and AI tools. More than just a website, YouTube has fundamentally reshaped how we create, share, and experience video content in the digital age
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No unusual report activity
No reports in the last 30 minutes.
Community reportsPast report-based status observations, not measured service uptime.
Uptimus analyzes recent community reports and their normal reporting baseline to identify unusual activity affecting YouTube.
Uptimus is an independent monitoring service and is not affiliated with YouTube. A healthy status does not guarantee that every user, device or region is unaffected.
The displayed status is based on recent reports and available monitoring signals compared with the normal reporting baseline.
Uptimus groups relevant reports and signals so recurring availability, login, performance and connectivity problems are easier to identify.
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No, YouTube is currently operational.
Uptimus analyzes recent community reports and their normal reporting baseline to identify unusual activity affecting YouTube. The displayed status is based on recent reports and available monitoring signals compared with the normal reporting baseline.
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The last YouTube outage occurred on September 6, 2026, lasting 1 day. The incident was classified as high severity.
Both services use community reports to highlight possible disruptions. Uptimus adds a unified workspace, localized context, public discussion and alerting across five service types.
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Recent reports do not indicate current problems with YouTube. This assessment is based on report activity, not an official provider confirmation. 0 reports were recorded for YouTube in the last 24 hours. Report activity assessed: .
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5,223 outage reports in the last 24 hours.
30 reports loaded
Similar reports from the same location are grouped in 5-minute windows. Counts reflect the reports shown.
Official incidents, early warnings and community reports are identified separately. Early warning history covers only the last 24 hours. Dates use your time zone.
| Incident name | Duration | StartedUTC | Acknowledged | Severity |
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| 28h 47m | Not available | Major | ||
| 1h 57m | Not available | Major | ||
| 2h 7m | Not available | Critical | ||
| 50m | Not available | Critical | ||
| 1h 44m | Not available | Moderate |
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