Reddit incident

Increased error rates across the site

Major Resolved View vendor source →

Reddit experienced a major incident on January 17, 2026 affecting Desktop Web and Mobile Web and 1 more component, lasting 3h 17m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Jan 17, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC
Resolved
Jan 17, 2026, 03:37 AM UTC
Duration
3h 17m
Detected by Pingoru
Jan 17, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC

Affected components

Desktop WebMobile WebNative Mobile AppsComment Processing

Update timeline

  1. identified Jan 17, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC

    Users are experiencing increased error rates when posting images or signing up for accounts. We've identified the underlying cause and are working on a resolution.

  2. identified Jan 17, 2026, 01:23 AM UTC

    Users are experiencing increased error rates when posting images in comments or posts, signing up for accounts, or deleting accounts. We've identified the underlying cause and are working on a resolution.

  3. resolved Jan 17, 2026, 03:37 AM UTC

    Everything is now resolved.