Wikimedia Outage History

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Wikimedia had 33 outages in the last 2 years totaling 61h 39m of downtime — averaging 1.4 incidents per month.

There were 33 Wikimedia outages since September 28, 2024 totaling 61h 39m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://www.wikimediastatus.net

Critical September 23, 2026

Service disruption

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 23, 2026, 05:26 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 23, 2026, 07:13 PM UTC
Duration
1h 47m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Sep 23, 2026, 05:26 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. investigating Sep 23, 2026, 05:26 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  3. monitoring Sep 23, 2026, 05:42 PM UTC

    We are aware that many users had trouble accessing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites. We experienced a power failure and have moved services over to a different data center. Services should be restoring.

  4. monitoring Sep 23, 2026, 06:48 PM UTC

    Services are in the process of coming up. We will update this page when resolved

  5. resolved Sep 23, 2026, 07:13 PM UTC

    Services are back up. We are continuing to monitor.

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Major August 25, 2026

Wikipedia and other sites slow or unavailable

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 25, 2026, 06:24 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 25, 2026, 07:56 PM UTC
Duration
1h 31m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 25, 2026, 06:24 PM UTC

    We are aware that many users are having trouble accessing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites, and we are investigating.

  2. monitoring Aug 25, 2026, 07:33 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Aug 25, 2026, 07:56 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 30, 2026

Connectivity issues from Russia

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 30, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 31, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC
Duration
1d
Affected: Reading
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Jul 30, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC

    They were reports of connectivity issues from Russia outside of our control. The issues mostly affect image and media serving.

  2. resolved Jul 31, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major July 1, 2026

Ongoing network outage, users might be unable to reach the wikis

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 01, 2026, 02:44 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 01, 2026, 02:48 PM UTC
Duration
4m
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jul 01, 2026, 02:44 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. investigating Jul 01, 2026, 02:45 PM UTC

    The outage is currently recovering at 14:45 UTC

  3. investigating Jul 01, 2026, 02:47 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  4. resolved Jul 01, 2026, 02:48 PM UTC

    The impact is resolved, we are monitoring the site health.

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Notice April 2, 2026

Wikipedia and other wikis reporting errors with edits

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 02, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 02, 2026, 02:27 PM UTC
Duration
3h 9m
Affected: Editing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 02, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue which is causing a number of edits to Wiki's to fail. Investigation continuing and updates to follow.

  2. resolved Apr 02, 2026, 02:27 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor March 5, 2026

Wikis were in read only mode

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 05, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 06, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC
Duration
8h 28m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 6 updates
  1. investigating Mar 05, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with accessing some wikis, and we are investigating.

  2. identified Mar 05, 2026, 04:11 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. identified Mar 05, 2026, 05:09 PM UTC

    Wikis are back in read write mode, but some functionalities are still disabled

  4. monitoring Mar 05, 2026, 05:36 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Some editing functionality will still be disabled.

  5. monitoring Mar 05, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

  6. resolved Mar 06, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC

    Wikis have been read-write for several hours, and we have now restored most user scripting capabilities.

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Minor March 3, 2026

Edits to Wikipedia and other wikis are delayed

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 03, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 03, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC
Duration
14m
Affected: Editing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Mar 03, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC

    We have discovered an issue with our database servers and are working on a fix.

  2. monitoring Mar 03, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC

    We think we have fixed the database issue, but we are watching to make sure.

  3. resolved Mar 03, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC

    Everything is back to normal.

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Major February 26, 2026

Issues and degraded performance accessing Wikis

Detected by Pingoru
Feb 26, 2026, 04:25 PM UTC
Resolved
Feb 26, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC
Duration
32m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Feb 26, 2026, 04:25 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  2. resolved Feb 26, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor February 20, 2026

Issues and slow down in Europe

Detected by Pingoru
Feb 20, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC
Resolved
Feb 20, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC
Duration
4h 29m
Affected: Reading
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Feb 20, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. identified Feb 20, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Feb 20, 2026, 07:44 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Feb 20, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice December 23, 2025

Increase of wiki errors.

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 23, 2025, 10:03 AM UTC
Resolved
Dec 23, 2025, 01:16 PM UTC
Duration
3h 13m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Dec 23, 2025, 10:03 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an increased amount of errors with some wikis.

  2. monitoring Dec 23, 2025, 11:30 AM UTC

    The issue seems to be recovered - we are still monitoring.

  3. resolved Dec 23, 2025, 01:16 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major December 3, 2025

Trouble with some wikis

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 03, 2025, 05:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Dec 03, 2025, 06:24 PM UTC
Duration
47m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Dec 03, 2025, 05:36 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with accessing some wikis, and we are investigating.

  2. monitoring Dec 03, 2025, 05:44 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Dec 03, 2025, 06:24 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor November 15, 2025

Trouble with images and thumbnails

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
Resolved
Nov 15, 2025, 12:40 AM UTC
Duration
39m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. identified Nov 15, 2025, 12:15 AM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Nov 15, 2025, 12:24 AM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Nov 15, 2025, 12:40 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice October 8, 2025

Connectivity issues for EMEA users

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 08, 2025, 09:09 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 08, 2025, 09:27 AM UTC
Duration
17m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Oct 08, 2025, 09:09 AM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  2. resolved Oct 08, 2025, 09:27 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice October 3, 2025

Availability issues with wikis

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 03, 2025, 07:31 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 03, 2025, 07:47 AM UTC
Duration
16m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 03, 2025, 07:31 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Oct 03, 2025, 07:40 AM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Oct 03, 2025, 07:47 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major September 19, 2025

Trouble with some wikis, editing unavailable on enwiki

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 19, 2025, 05:08 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 19, 2025, 06:32 PM UTC
Duration
1h 24m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 19, 2025, 05:08 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with accessing some wikis, particularly enwiki, and we are investigating. At this time, edits to enwiki are unavailable, and read operations across all wikis may be degraded.

  2. identified Sep 19, 2025, 05:25 PM UTC

    We have identified an issue impacting the enwiki database primary and continue to investigate. Edits should once again be available for enwiki, and read operations across wikis should no longer be degraded.

  3. monitoring Sep 19, 2025, 05:51 PM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor and investigate potential triggers.

  4. resolved Sep 19, 2025, 06:32 PM UTC

    This incident has resolved and we are investigating follow-up actions to prevent its recurrence in the future.

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Major September 11, 2025

API availability issues

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 11, 2025, 10:03 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 11, 2025, 10:36 AM UTC
Duration
32m
Affected: Editing
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 11, 2025, 10:03 AM UTC

    We have noticed an increase in 500 errors from our internal and external APIs. We are investigating the cause

  2. investigating Sep 11, 2025, 10:15 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. monitoring Sep 11, 2025, 10:15 AM UTC

    A hardware failure has been identified and mitigated, we are monitoring the situation.

  4. resolved Sep 11, 2025, 10:36 AM UTC

    All APIs are operational.

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Major July 2, 2025

Increased error rates on all wikis

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 02, 2025, 02:00 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 02, 2025, 03:12 PM UTC
Duration
1h 11m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 6 updates
  1. investigating Jul 02, 2025, 02:00 PM UTC

    We are investigating an issue affecting reading and editing on all wikis

  2. identified Jul 02, 2025, 02:21 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. identified Jul 02, 2025, 02:36 PM UTC

    Commons API is unavailable

  4. monitoring Jul 02, 2025, 02:57 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented, and reads and edits are recovering.

  5. monitoring Jul 02, 2025, 02:58 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  6. resolved Jul 02, 2025, 03:12 PM UTC

    Incident resolved, editing at normal levels.

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Major June 23, 2025

Trouble with some images

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 23, 2025, 11:50 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 23, 2025, 12:15 PM UTC
Duration
25m
Affected: Reading
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Jun 23, 2025, 11:50 AM UTC

    We are aware of issues with accessing images on some wikis, and we are investigating.

  2. monitoring Jun 23, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Jun 23, 2025, 12:15 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved

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Notice April 30, 2025

gerrit.wikimedia.org (Code Review) down

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 30, 2025, 07:34 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 30, 2025, 09:54 PM UTC
Duration
2h 19m
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Apr 30, 2025, 07:34 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Apr 30, 2025, 08:28 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Apr 30, 2025, 09:54 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Critical March 31, 2025

Wikis editing unavailability

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 31, 2025, 03:27 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 31, 2025, 04:26 AM UTC
Duration
59m
Affected: Editing
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Mar 31, 2025, 03:27 AM UTC

    We are investigating an issue impacting edits and / or logins, with impact beginning at approximately 2:55 UTC.

  2. investigating Mar 31, 2025, 03:39 AM UTC

    We have identified an issue that we believe is responsible for the impact to login sessions and edits, and are pursuing a fix.

  3. monitoring Mar 31, 2025, 03:48 AM UTC

    The fix appears to be effective, and edit metrics are returning to normal, along with user reports of recovery. We will continue to monitor.

  4. resolved Mar 31, 2025, 04:26 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major March 29, 2025

Partial media unavailability

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 29, 2025, 03:37 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 29, 2025, 04:46 PM UTC
Duration
1h 9m
Affected: ReadingEditing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Mar 29, 2025, 03:37 PM UTC

    We are experiencing issue affecting media upload and download. We are investigating.

  2. monitoring Mar 29, 2025, 04:22 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Mar 29, 2025, 04:46 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major March 21, 2025

Reduced availability for some users

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 21, 2025, 01:07 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 21, 2025, 03:01 AM UTC
Duration
1h 53m
Affected: Reading
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Mar 21, 2025, 01:07 AM UTC

    Some users are experiencing connectivity issues to Wikimedia project pages. Staff are investigating the issue

  2. monitoring Mar 21, 2025, 01:39 AM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. monitoring Mar 21, 2025, 02:22 AM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

  4. resolved Mar 21, 2025, 03:01 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor March 19, 2025

Trouble with images

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 19, 2025, 11:19 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 19, 2025, 12:43 PM UTC
Duration
1h 23m
Affected: Reading
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Mar 19, 2025, 11:19 AM UTC

    We are aware of issues with accessing images, and we are investigating.

  2. monitoring Mar 19, 2025, 11:29 AM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Mar 19, 2025, 12:43 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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