YouTube outage on May 1 — 26-minute disruption
May 1, 09:06 PM → May 1, 09:33 PM · 26 minutes · high
YouTube experienced a service disruption on May 1, 2026, which was detected via user reports. The incident, primarily affecting video playback, lasted for 26 minutes and was resolved at 21:33:16 UTC.
Impact
During the incident, users reported issues primarily related to video playback and general app functionality. A total of 9 reports were received, with a peak of 8 reports within a 15-minute period. The most impacted regions were the United States, accounting for 7 reports, and the United Kingdom, with 2 reports.
Top reported issues
- Video playback issues9
Most affected regions
- United States7
- United Kingdom2
Incident timeline
- May 1, 09:06 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 1, 09:08 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 1, 09:13 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 1, 09:15 PM
Peak of 0 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 1, 09:33 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 1, 09:06 PM
YouTube status page acknowledged the incident.
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