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Nationwide YouTube Outage Hits 360,000 Users Amid Playback Errors

10/16/2025

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On October 15, 2025, YouTube faced a nationwide outage affecting hundreds of thousands of users, including in Chicago, Seattle, and New York.
Issues began around 5:40 p.m. ET, affecting users nationwide.
Downdetector recorded over 360,000 complaints by evening.
Users experienced playback errors and black screens.
The cause remained unclear after the outage.

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Story summary

On October 15, 2025, YouTube faced a nationwide outage affecting hundreds of thousands of users, including in Chicago, Seattle, and New York.
Issues began around 5:40 p.m. ET, affecting users nationwide.
Downdetector recorded over 360,000 complaints by evening.
Users experienced playback errors and black screens.
The cause remained unclear after the outage.