Biggest outages of 2018

In 2018 Down.Now recorded 582 major outage s across 119 service s, on 267 days. Ranked by peak report rate; at most 2 per service. Times are UTC.

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1 YouTube Major outage peak 1,929/5m · 4,456 reports · 17 mins · Nov 18

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 386/min around 23:15 UTC; 4,456 reports over 17m. Most reports from the United States.
2 YouTube Major outage peak 1,457/5m · 3,524 reports · 1 hr 1 min · Oct 17

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 291/min around 01:15 UTC; 3,524 reports over 1h 1m. Most reports from the United States.
3 Instagram Major outage peak 1,157/5m · 9,960 reports · 59 mins · Oct 3

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 231/min around 07:30 UTC; 9,960 reports over 59m. Reports from the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and 113 more countries.
4 Fallout 76 Major outage peak 1,154/5m · 2,407 reports · 24 mins · Nov 14

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 231/min around 05:10 UTC; 2,407 reports over 24m. Most reports from the United States.
5 Instagram Major outage peak 1,088/5m · 3,520 reports · 34 mins · Jul 13

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 218/min around 19:00 UTC; 3,520 reports over 34m. Reports from the United States, Canada, India and 79 more countries.
6 YouTube TV Major outage peak 1,075/5m · 5,875 reports · 59 mins · Jul 11

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 215/min around 18:50 UTC; 5,875 reports over 59m. Most reports from the United States.
7 Facebook Major outage peak 1,067/5m · 5,463 reports · 1 hr 5 mins · Nov 12

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 213/min around 18:10 UTC; 5,463 reports over 1h 5m. Most reports from the United States.
8 Snapchat Major outage peak 1,005/5m · 3,470 reports · 38 mins · Jul 17

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 201/min around 19:30 UTC; 3,470 reports over 38m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 69 more countries.
9 PlayStation Network Major outage peak 964/5m · 1,107 reports · 10 mins · Feb 9

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 193/min around 04:20 UTC; 1,107 reports over 10m. Most reports from the United States.
10 Fortnite Major outage peak 826/5m · 3,743 reports · 1 hr 27 mins · Feb 26

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 165/min around 19:55 UTC; 3,743 reports over 1h 27m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 68 more countries.
11 Facebook Messenger Major outage peak 792/5m · 2,605 reports · 26 mins · Nov 19

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 158/min around 20:05 UTC; 2,605 reports over 26m. Reports from the United Kingdom, Poland, the United States and 73 more countries.
12 Snapchat Major outage peak 781/5m · 1,406 reports · 17 mins · Mar 6

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 156/min around 19:10 UTC; 1,406 reports over 17m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 36 more countries.
13 Fallout 76 Major outage peak 760/5m · 6,034 reports · 4 hrs 6 mins · Nov 21

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 152/min around 18:40 UTC; 6,034 reports over 4h 6m. Reports from the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and 68 more countries.
14 Xbox Live Major outage peak 752/5m · 4,870 reports · 1 hr 12 mins · May 20

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 150/min around 22:15 UTC; 4,870 reports over 1h 12m. Most reports from the United States.
15 Facebook Major outage peak 732/5m · 2,101 reports · 22 mins · Aug 3

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 146/min around 16:20 UTC; 2,101 reports over 22m. Reports from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and 88 more countries.
16 Hulu Major outage peak 526/5m · 7,647 reports · 1 hr 53 mins · Sep 27

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 105/min around 01:20 UTC; 7,647 reports over 1h 53m. Most reports from the United States.
17 Steam Major outage peak 518/5m · 1,224 reports · 21 mins · Nov 14

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 104/min around 00:05 UTC; 1,224 reports over 21m. Reports from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and 58 more countries.
18 Fortnite Major outage peak 474/5m · 2,371 reports · 58 mins · Apr 8

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 95/min around 19:55 UTC; 2,371 reports over 58m. Reports from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and 58 more countries.
19 Facebook Messenger Major outage peak 469/5m · 2,786 reports · 57 mins · Sep 1

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 94/min around 01:25 UTC; 2,786 reports over 57m. Most reports from the United States.
20 Steam Major outage peak 453/5m · 2,046 reports · 1 hr 9 mins · Nov 7

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 91/min around 23:10 UTC; 2,046 reports over 1h 9m. Reports from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and 75 more countries.
21 Xbox Live Major outage peak 447/5m · 5,302 reports · 2 hrs 51 mins · Mar 2

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 89/min around 22:55 UTC; 5,302 reports over 2h 51m. Most reports from the United States.
22 Overwatch Major outage peak 434/5m · 1,284 reports · 30 mins · Nov 10

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 87/min around 17:15 UTC; 1,284 reports over 30m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and 66 more countries.
23 X (former Twitter) Major outage peak 427/5m · 752 reports · 1 hr 10 mins · May 26

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 85/min around 19:20 UTC; 752 reports over 1h 10m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 60 more countries.
24 X (former Twitter) Major outage peak 408/5m · 647 reports · 14 mins · May 22

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 82/min around 18:35 UTC; 647 reports over 14m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 52 more countries.
25 Google Maps Major outage peak 388/5m · 1,582 reports · 59 mins · Feb 1

Major outage — problem reports peaked at 78/min around 03:05 UTC; 1,582 reports over 59m. Most reports from the United States.

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