Spotify outage on May 3 "," 25-minute disruption
May 3, 09:52 PM → May 3, 10:18 PM · 25 minutes · high
On May 3, 2026, Spotify experienced a service disruption, which was detected through user reports. The incident lasted approximately 25 minutes and was resolved on May 3, 2026, at 22:18 UTC.
Impact
During the incident, users primarily reported issues with streaming playback. These reports were concentrated among users in the United States. The disruption resulted in a high severity impact for those affected.
Top reported issues
- Streaming playback issues1
Most affected regions
- United States1
Incident timeline
- May 3, 09:52 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 3, 09:53 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 3, 09:58 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 3, 10:00 PM
Peak of 0 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 3, 10:18 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 3, 09:52 PM
Spotify status page acknowledged the incident.
View official source - May 3, 10:18 PM
Manual outage signal added after Spotify down report.