Reddit incident

Investigating elevated site errors and issues accessing media

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

Reddit experienced a minor incident on May 18, 2026 affecting Desktop Web and Mobile Web and 1 more component, lasting 3h 25m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
May 18, 2026, 05:39 PM UTC
Resolved
May 18, 2026, 09:04 PM UTC
Duration
3h 25m
Detected by Pingoru
May 18, 2026, 05:39 PM UTC

Affected components

Desktop WebMobile WebReddit Media StorageNative Mobile Apps

Update timeline

  1. investigating May 18, 2026, 05:39 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. identified May 18, 2026, 06:06 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and we are working on implementing a fix. While this is ongoing, you may encounter errors and general loading issues across feeds, posts, and search. Recently uploaded images and videos may not appear as expected.

  3. monitoring May 18, 2026, 07:44 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we're seeing recovery. We're continuing to monitor the situation!

  4. resolved May 18, 2026, 09:04 PM UTC

    This issue is now resolved. We're seeing consistent loading across feeds, posts and search. Media should now be appearing as expected.