Reddit experienced a notice incident on January 18, 2026 affecting Desktop Web and Reddit Infrastructure and 1 more component, lasting 10m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Desktop WebReddit InfrastructureMobile WebNative Mobile Apps
Update timeline
- investigating Jan 18, 2026, 09:33 PM UTC
We're experiencing elevated error rates including creating and viewing posts or comments that have images or video media. We are currently looking into the issue.
- identified Jan 18, 2026, 09:42 PM UTC
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
- monitoring Jan 18, 2026, 09:43 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Jan 18, 2026, 09:44 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.