Spotify is down for many –here's everything we know about the huge outage

Is Spotify down for you right now? You're not alone – thousands of users around the world are reporting issues with the music streaming app, with the problems encompassing everything from the web player to the app's homepage.

Reports on Downdetector started spiking at around 8am ET / 1pm BST, with almost 50,000 Spotify users reporting problems in the US at the time of writing – and many other regions including the UK also flagging issues, showing that the issue is global.

Most of the reports are related to the smartphone app, but a significant number of people are having problems with the web player, too – it's currently down for us. Spotify earlier acknowledged the problems on its Spotify Status account and says it's still "checking them out".

We've also heard from a Spotify spokesperson who says a fix for the search issues is rolling out now, but it isn't clear if that will sort out the broader issues. Here's everything we know about the huge Spotify outage so far...

The latest news

• A huge spike in reports of Spotify issues started at around 8am ET / 1pm BST
• The highest number of reports are in the US, but other regions are affected
• Spotify has acknowledged the issues and says a search fix is rolling out now

That's a pretty big spike...

Right now, the biggest spike in reports of Spotify issues is in the UK – at the time of writing, over 21,000 Spotify users have reported problems with the smartphone app and web player on Downdetector, and social media platforms like X are also filling up with complaints.

Interestingly, there's been a smaller spike in Downdetector reports in the US, which has now dramatically fallen to around 200. Hopefully, this means the problems could be short-lived, but so far we don't know what's causing them.

Spotify is buggy today

I first noticed the Spotify issues when trying to search for a new album – it served me the "couldn't load the page" message above, and that's still the case now.

Strangely, I'm still able to stream music that's already in my collection and playlists, so the issues seem localized to some functions of the app. Some on the TechRadar team also don't have any issues at all.

The reports on Downdetector aren't dropping though (particularly in the UK), so it seems to be more than a temporary blip...

Spotify acknowledges there are issues

Spotify has now commented on the problems many are experiencing, with the Spotify Status account on X posting that the streaming giant is "aware of some issues right now and are checking them out".

That's a pretty vague description – and it seems users are experiencing multiple symptoms, from the app reporting a lack of internet connection to problems with logging in.

My own issues appear to be restricted to the app's search function. Let's hope there's still one relatively simple fix for all of the issues – we've reached out to Spotify for more details.

This is now a big Spotify outage

The number of reports of Spotify issues on Downdetector is continuing to spike in the US and UK – this is now the biggest Spotify outage I can remember for a while. We're now at over 27,000 reports in the US, and 17,000 in the UK.

The TechRadar team are finding that the Spotify web player is down (above) and many are finding that their homescreens aren't loading in the app.

Spotify hasn't commented any further on what's causing the issues, beyond acknowledging on X (formerly Twitter) that it's having a major wobble. We've contacted Spotify and will update you as soon as we know more – in the meantime, it's over to YouTube we go!

Good news! A fix is rolling out now

We've just heard back from Spotify – a spokesperson has told us "the issue with Search has been addressed and an update has begun rolling out to all users".

We double-checked with Spotify to ask if this will require an app update and Spotify has confirmed that it'll be a background update, with no user action needed.

That's good news, but search still isn't working for me in the Spotify app. Guess I'll have to wait a while longer to check out that new Bon Iver album...

What about the other Spotify issues?

As I posted below, a Spotify spokesperson told us around 15 minutes ago that "the issue with Search has been addressed and an update has begun rolling out to all users". But today's Spotify problems appear to be wider than just a search problem.

While that's been the main symptom for me, many users like my colleagues in the US are still finding that homepage is still displaying three dots (above) and that the web player is still down.

That's more like a global outage than just a search issue – so it remains to be seen whether Spotify's fix addresses all of the problems that many are still experiencing. I'm still checking the app in hope...

That fix doesn't seem to be working yet...

It's now about 40 minutes since a Spotify spokesperson told us it was rolling out a background fix for "the issue with Search". But search still isn't working for me – and thousands of others are still reporting problems worldwide on Downdetector (above).

In the US, we're at almost 50,000 reports – a huge number that shows how widespread the issues are. In the UK, reports have dropped slightly to around 12,000, but have been pretty consistent for the last 45 minutes or so. There are other notable spikes everywhere from Australia to India, too.

What's clear is that this is more than just a search issue – many are still seeing blank homescreens and are only able to play offline music. The entire Spotify website is currently down, too – something I can't remember happening, well, ever.

We've asked for an update from Spotify about its ongoing issues and will let you know as soon as we hear back.

Spotify is still very much down

Two hours on, I'm still having the same Spotify issues – I'm only able to play downloaded music, and search is still borked. It appears most people are in the same boat, with my US colleagues confirming that the app is displaying a "something went wrong" message and that the Spotify website is down.

The Downdetector reports remain sky high and we unfortunately haven't yet heard from Spotify beyond its earlier statement. If you missed that, a spokesperson told us "the issue with Search has been addressed and an update has begun rolling out to all users".

Not only is the app's search still not working, the rest of Spotify appears to have crumbled around it. This is now definitely the biggest Spotify outage I've seen in my many years as a Premium subscriber – let's hope for our musical sanity that it gets fixed soon.