Reddit outage, 20 May 2026

Investigating elevated errors and issues loading comments

Started
Resolved
20 May 2026, 21:57 UTC (after 59 min)
Impact
Not stated
Affected
Desktop Web, Mobile Web, Native Mobile Apps, Comment Processing

Last update from Reddit

This issue is now resolved. Errors have subsided and we're seeing consistent loading across comments.

20 May 2026, 21:57 UTC

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