Biggest Outages of 2025
The AWS outage on October 20, 2025, topped the list with over 17 million Downdetector reports, lasting more than 15 hours due to a DNS issue in the US-EAST-1 region. It disrupted Snapchat, Netflix, and e-commerce sites globally.
PlayStation Network's February 7 failure garnered 3.9 million reports over 24 hours, blocking access to games like Call of Duty and Fortnite. Cloudflare's November 18 incident followed with 3.3 million reports, affecting websites and APIs for nearly five hours.
These events highlight how core infrastructure risks lead to platform-wide chaos, as tracked by Downdetector's comprehensive analysis.
Recent Developments and Impacts
Just yesterday, Roblox reported issues at 1:51 p.m. on December 21, 2025, with users submitting feedback on Downdetector. Earlier this month, Venmo faced a massive outage on December 3, peaking at over 71,000 reports, mainly app connection problems that resolved by December 4.
In the US, services like T-Mobile, YouTube, and AOL have seen sporadic complaints in November, from no cell reception to login failures. Globally, Cloudflare's December 5 meltdown crippled trading apps and websites.
These incidents demonstrate Downdetector's role in real-time awareness, enabling users to verify if problems are widespread before troubleshooting.
Why Downdetector Matters
Downdetector offers free, instant insights into service status via user reports, outperforming official updates in speed. Its charts show problem types like app crashes or server errors, helping distinguish local glitches from outages.
For businesses, Downdetector Explorer provides advanced analytics on competitors and upstream providers. In regions like the US and MEA, it captured top events such as Spotify's 468,000 reports and Snapchat's disruptions.
As digital reliance grows, Downdetector remains essential for navigating 2025's outage-prone landscape.