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Posted on October 16, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleYouTube resolved a global streaming issue affecting thousands. Downdetector reported peak issues at 7:55 p.m. ET in multiple countries.
(Reuters) -Alphabet-owned YouTube said on Wednesday 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 7:55 p.m. ET, 366,172 users in the U.S. 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.
(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)
Video streaming is the process of delivering video content over the internet in real-time, allowing users to watch videos without downloading them first.
An outage refers to a period when a service, such as video streaming, is unavailable or disrupted, affecting users' ability to access the service.
Downdetector is a website that tracks service outages by collecting user-reported issues and providing real-time status updates on various online services.
YouTube Music is a music streaming service developed by YouTube, allowing users to listen to music tracks, albums, and playlists, along with music videos.
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