Users across the world, including in the United States and India, have reported issues while using YouTube.
The disruption appeared to peak around 7:00 AM IST, with more than 2,80,000 outage reports logged in the US and over 18,000 in India
YouTube acknowledged the outage and said that it is working toward a complete fix.
YouTube down: Users across the world, including in the United States and India, have reported issues while using YouTube. The disruption appeared to peak around 7:00 AM IST, with more than 2,80,000 outage reports logged in the US and over 18,000 in India, according to real-time outage monitoring service Downdetector. Data showed that most users, about 74%, faced problems with the app, while 16% reported difficulties streaming videos. The remaining 10% of complaints were related to the website.
SurveyYouTube acknowledged the outage and said the disruption was caused by a problem with its recommendations system, adding that it is working toward a complete fix. In a support update, the platform said, ‘An issue with our recommendations system prevented videos from appearing across surfaces on YouTube (including the homepage, the YouTube app, YouTube Music and YouTube Kids). The homepage is back, but we’re still working on a full fix.’
Additionally, the company noted, ‘We’re also seeing a small number of reports that some people are unable to login to YouTube TV. This is related to the broader issue across YouTube, and we’re also working on a fix here.’
As expected, many users headed to X to share their frustration, with several also posting memes and jokes reacting to the outage.
Me watching X/Twitter people talking about YouTube is down And meanwhile mine is working again pic.twitter.com/1NXd9CbRXO
— ˗ˋ 𝚉𝚒𝚝𝚊 ⋆｡˚✰ (@_CherryFrost_) February 18, 2026
Everybody running to Twitter to see why YouTube is down #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/9em1l1o454
— JOHNNYCRYPTT (@JOHNNYCRYPTT) February 18, 2026
YouTube is Down and I can't access to my homepage, anyone else has the same problem? pic.twitter.com/XQHXd6l7I9
— 🌸MariposaCherryRose🌸 (@MariposaCherry) February 18, 2026
Everybody running to Twitter to see why YouTube is down #YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/Au6q2DKZjo
— A (@UnscriptedViews) February 18, 2026
Elon musk after see YouTube down….#YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/RGx4wanizX
— H I T E S H _❤️🔥_BAWA (@Isdilkakyakru) February 18, 2026
#Youtube’s down…. 😭 pic.twitter.com/7SFDoZlWoA
— Ronan Quijencio ⚡ (@ronan_quijencio) February 18, 2026
Everybody running to Twitter to see why YouTube is down #youtubedown pic.twitter.com/gtkpmkYnRg
— Marwdi Londa (@Marwdi45032) February 18, 2026
Dear God youtube is down. Panic!#YouTubeDOWN pic.twitter.com/9mHiZVyxc6
— momoz (@_Momozz__) February 18, 2026
Youtube Panic. Everyone running to X to see why youtube is down. #youtubedown pic.twitter.com/tgMqAOnubi
— WatchDog (@utah_golfer) February 18, 2026
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