Operational
Is YouTube down right now?
Operational
No — as of the latest reports, YouTube is working normally for most people. Only 0 problem reports came in over the last 24 hours against 0 "works for me" signals, so if YouTube is not working for you, the cause is more likely your device, app version or connection than a general outage.
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Problem reports — last 24 hours
No problem reports in the last 24 hours — a quiet day is a good day.
Last 90 days
History builds up as reports come in — tracking for this service started 12 Nov 2026, so this chart fills in day by day.
About YouTube
In our directory, YouTube sits under Streaming — a category where a half-hour outage is not an inconvenience but a genuine problem for the people mid-task on it. It delivers films, shows, live sport and music to phones, TVs and laptops, mostly at the same evening hours. Its official home on the web is youtube.com, which is the address our checker tests on a schedule — if that server stops answering, this page knows before most people finish typing "is YouTube down". YouTube does not publish a phone helpline we could verify, so support runs through the official website and in-app help — the routes we link from this page. Everything on this page — the verdict, the report chart and the contact details — exists to answer one question quickly: is the problem out there, or is it on this device?
Common problems reported for YouTube
- Buffering every few seconds — Evening congestion or a live-event spike; the stream adapts down but cannot invent bandwidth.
- App opens but nothing plays — Playback licensing and streaming servers fail separately from the home screen.
- "Too many devices" or profile errors — Account limits triggered by shared logins, or a stuck session on an old device.
- Login error after password reset — Sessions take time to propagate across TV, phone and web apps.
- Live match stream freezing — Live sport concentrates millions on one feed; it is the harshest test any platform faces.
- Downloads disappeared — Expired licences or storage permissions, rather than an outage.
If YouTube is not working — try this
- Test another app or website: if only this stream buffers, the problem is the platform or its route to you.
- Drop the playback quality one level and give it a minute to stabilise.
- Restart the TV or streaming stick — these are rarely restarted and accumulate stale sessions.
- During a big live event, join a few minutes early; late joiners hit the worst of the spike.
- Sign out everywhere once if device-limit errors persist, then sign back in on one device.
- Check reports here during matches — a real platform problem trends within minutes.
Other ways to access YouTube
The same account normally works on the phone app, TV app and website, and downloaded titles keep playing offline through most app failures. Live events are sometimes also carried by a sister app or channel from the same group.
Questions
Is YouTube down right now?
Right now YouTube shows as "Operational" on this page, based on 0 problem reports and 0 working signals from visitors in the last 24 hours, cross-checked by our automated probes of the official website. That picture updates as new reports arrive, so the freshest answer is always the verdict at the top of this page.
Why is YouTube not working today?
The failures people report most for YouTube are buffering every few seconds and app opens but nothing plays. Behind those sit the usual causes: servers overloaded at peak hours, a faulty app update, maintenance that overran, or a problem at one link in the chain — the app, the network or a payment partner. The troubleshooting list on this page covers the fixes that actually work, in order.
How can I check if YouTube is down or it is just me?
Three quick tests settle it. First, read the verdict above — a spike in reports means it is not just you. Second, open YouTube on a different network, such as mobile data instead of Wi-Fi. Third, try a second device or the website instead of the app. If it fails everywhere while reports climb, it is a genuine outage; if it works elsewhere, the fault is local.
When will YouTube be back up?
Nobody outside YouTube can promise a time, and providers rarely give one. In practice, most partial outages of this kind clear within thirty minutes to a few hours, and peak-hour failures often fade as the rush passes. Watch the report chart on this page: when fresh problem reports stop and "works for me" signals take over, the service is recovering.
How do I contact YouTube customer care?
YouTube does not publish a phone helpline we could verify, so genuine support runs through the official website (youtube.com) and in-app help. Be careful: any website or social post advertising a "YouTube support number" is very likely a scam, because there is no official number to advertise.
Is YouTube down in my city, or across India?
Reports on this page are collected nationally, and most big failures are national too. Local problems do happen — a single bank branch network, one telecom circle, one broadband exchange — and they look different: the service works for friends in other cities while your reports cluster. If people elsewhere say YouTube works, suspect a local fault and use the helpline.