Written By Divya
YouTube Down In India! Thousands Of Users Report Website Issues And Video Streaming
YouTube is currently facing an outage, with users reporting video playback failures and app loading issues. The disruption appears widespread, though Google has not yet issued an official statement.
Edited By: Divya | Published By: Divya | Published: Dec 19, 2025, 08:17 PM (IST)
YouTube faced a massive outage today, leaving thousands of users unable to watch videos or load the app properly in India. According to outage-tracking platform Downdetector, the outage started spiking at around 6:45 PM IST, which peaked at over 3000 reports. 
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However, the outage wasn’t limited to India alone, with users in the US and several other regions also affected. Thousands reported issues ranging from videos refusing to play to the website not loading properly. Also Read: FIFA’s new YouTube deal could change how fans watch the 2026 World Cup
Based on reports logged on Downdetector, users encountered multiple problems while accessing YouTube. The most common issues such as videos getting stuck on buffering or failing to play, website not loading or showing error messages, and app crashes and slow refresh on mobile. Also Read: ‘Instagram is a drug’: US jury set to decide in social media addiction trial
Impact beyond YouTube
The outage didn’t seem to affect YouTube alone. Several users also reported problems accessing Google Search and YouTube TV, especially in the United States. Live TV streams reportedly failed to load, while Google Search results appeared slow or unresponsive for some users.
Downdetector data showed that combined complaints related to Google services crossed the five-figure mark globally, highlighting the scale of the disruption.
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At the time of writing, Google had not issued an official statement explaining the cause of the outage or confirming a restoration timeline.
