5 incidents in the past 12 months, none major (last major on record: 2021-02-26).
Since 2016, down.now has recorded 116 outage days on Xbox Live, 33 of them major; the largest was Mar 2, 2018 with 5,302 reports, mostly from the United States.
Outage — problem reports peaked at 29/15min around 15:25 UTC; 479 reports over 8h 58m. Most common: 'Not working' (52%); most reports from the United States.
13:34 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 13:34 UTC.
15:25 ▲ Peak at 15:25 UTC: 29/15min.
21:30 ↘ Down to under half the peak by 21:30 UTC.
22:32 ● Problem reports faded around 22:32 UTC.
05:09 UTC — Disruption , 1h 57m
Disruption — problem reports peaked at 17/15min around 05:45 UTC; 83 reports over 1h 57m. Most common: 'Servers / connection' (59%); reports from the United States, Mexico, Canada and 3 more countries.
reports
83
duration
1h 57m
top problem
Servers / connection 59%
most affected
US 70% · of 6 countries
story · 4 beats
05:09 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 05:09 UTC.
Outage at 18:28 UTC — 136 reports over 47m. Most common: 'Servers / connection' (6%); reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and 18 more countries.
Disruption at 20:25 UTC — 27 reports over 39m. Most common: 'Servers / connection' (11%); reports from the United States, Colombia, the United Kingdom and 9 more countries.
2021-02-26 Major outage 5h 38m · 2,016 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 13/min around 23:50 UTC; 2,016 reports over 5h 38m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
2,016
duration
5h 38m
top problem
Game 21%
story · 3 beats
20:46 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 20:46 UTC.
Disruption, starting at 20:49 UTC — 104 reports over 1h 49m. Most common: 'Servers / connection' (17%); reports from the United States, France, Italy and 7 more countries.
Disruption, starting at 18:53 UTC — 205 reports over 2h 43m. Most common: 'Game' (12%); reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and 10 more countries.
Outage at 19:04 UTC — 30 reports over 9m. Most common: 'Servers / connection' (53%); reports from the United States, France, the United Kingdom and 6 more countries.
Outage at 22:46 UTC — 623 reports over 4h 10m. Most common: 'Game' (14%); most reports from the United States.
2020-03-15 Major outage 1h 46m · 1,706 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 51/min around 20:40 UTC; 1,706 reports over 1h 46m. Most common: 'Not working' (36%); most reports from the United States.
reports
1,706
duration
1h 46m
top problem
Not working 36%
story · 3 beats
20:25 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 20:25 UTC.
25 recorded outage days, 12 major — the worst on Sep 7, 2420 reports, mostly from the United States.
2019-09-07 Major outage 4h 7m · 2,420 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 20/min around 00:15 UTC; 2,420 reports over 4h 7m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
2,420
duration
4h 7m
top problem
Servers / connection 7%
story · 3 beats
00:08 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 00:08 UTC.
00:15 ▲ Peak at 00:15 UTC: 20/min.
04:15 ● Problem reports faded around 04:15 UTC.
2019-08-30 Major outage 1h 5m · 403 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 14/min around 19:05 UTC; 403 reports over 1h 5m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and 29 more countries.
reports
403
duration
1h 5m
top problem
Not working 24%
story · 3 beats
18:52 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 18:52 UTC.
19:05 ▲ Peak at 19:05 UTC: 14/min.
19:57 ● Problem reports faded around 19:57 UTC.
2019-08-28 Major outage 1h 18m · 696 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 18/min around 19:45 UTC; 696 reports over 1h 18m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 34 more countries.
reports
696
duration
1h 18m
top problem
Not working 23%
story · 3 beats
19:07 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 19:07 UTC.
19:45 ▲ Peak at 19:45 UTC: 18/min.
20:25 ● Problem reports faded around 20:25 UTC.
2019-08-07 Major outage 8h · 1,132 signals · 2 incidents ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
14:58 UTC — Outage , 45m
Outage — problem reports peaked at 5/min around 15:10 UTC; 124 reports over 45m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and 19 more countries.
reports
124
duration
45m
top problem
Game 17%
story · 3 beats
14:58 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 14:58 UTC.
15:10 ▲ Peak at 15:10 UTC: 5/min.
15:43 ● Problem reports faded around 15:43 UTC.
20:12 UTC — Major outage , 7h 15m
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 7/min around 00:40 UTC; 1,008 reports over 7h 15m. Most common: 'Game' (57%); most reports from the United States.
reports
1,008
duration
7h 15m
top problem
Game 57%
story · 3 beats
20:12 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 20:12 UTC.
00:40 ▲ Peak at 00:40 UTC: 7/min.
03:27 ● Problem reports faded around 03:27 UTC.
2019-07-11 Major outage 44m · 681 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 25/min around 04:35 UTC; 681 reports over 44m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
681
duration
44m
top problem
Game 7%
story · 3 beats
04:23 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 04:23 UTC.
04:35 ▲ Peak at 04:35 UTC: 25/min.
05:07 ● Problem reports faded around 05:07 UTC.
2019-06-19 Major outage 2h 22m · 635 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 17/min around 20:50 UTC; 635 reports over 2h 22m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 30 more countries.
reports
635
duration
2h 22m
top problem
Game 13%
story · 3 beats
20:43 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 20:43 UTC.
20:50 ▲ Peak at 20:50 UTC: 17/min.
23:05 ● Problem reports faded around 23:05 UTC.
2019-03-26 Major outage 46m · 674 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 25/min around 22:05 UTC; 674 reports over 46m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
674
duration
46m
top problem
Game 12%
story · 3 beats
21:52 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 21:52 UTC.
22:05 ▲ Peak at 22:05 UTC: 25/min.
22:38 ● Problem reports faded around 22:38 UTC.
2019-02-01 Major outage 1h 51m · 1,474 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 26/min around 16:10 UTC; 1,474 reports over 1h 51m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 44 more countries.
reports
1,474
duration
1h 51m
top problem
Not working 8%
story · 3 beats
15:49 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 15:49 UTC.
16:10 ▲ Peak at 16:10 UTC: 26/min.
17:40 ● Problem reports faded around 17:40 UTC.
2019-01-30 Major outage 2h 26m · 2,383 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 34/min around 18:50 UTC; 2,383 reports over 2h 26m. Most common: 'Not working' (70%); reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 52 more countries.
reports
2,383
duration
2h 26m
top problem
Not working 70%
story · 3 beats
17:42 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 17:42 UTC.
18:50 ▲ Peak at 18:50 UTC: 34/min.
20:08 ● Problem reports faded around 20:08 UTC.
2019-01-12 Major outage 2h 45m · 1,851 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 28/min around 19:20 UTC; 1,851 reports over 2h 45m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 40 more countries.
reports
1,851
duration
2h 45m
top problem
Game 16%
story · 3 beats
18:58 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 18:58 UTC.
34 recorded outage days, 11 major — the worst on Mar 2, 5302 reports, mostly from the United States.
2018-11-07 Major outage 2h 59m · 1,383 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 12/min around 01:30 UTC; 1,383 reports over 2h 59m. Most common: 'Game' (54%); most reports from the United States.
reports
1,383
duration
2h 59m
top problem
Game 54%
story · 3 beats
01:11 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 01:11 UTC.
01:30 ▲ Peak at 01:30 UTC: 12/min.
04:10 ● Problem reports faded around 04:10 UTC.
2018-10-17 Major outage 55m · 276 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 12/min around 00:15 UTC; 276 reports over 55m. Most common: 'Game' (53%); most reports from the United States.
reports
276
duration
55m
top problem
Game 53%
story · 3 beats
23:54 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 23:54 UTC.
00:15 ▲ Peak at 00:15 UTC: 12/min.
00:49 ● Problem reports faded around 00:49 UTC.
2018-08-21 Major outage 2h 33m · 630 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 10/min around 02:35 UTC; 630 reports over 2h 33m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
630
duration
2h 33m
top problem
Game 37%
story · 3 beats
02:05 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 02:05 UTC.
02:35 ▲ Peak at 02:35 UTC: 10/min.
04:38 ● Problem reports faded around 04:38 UTC.
2018-08-16 Major outage 3h 27m · 2,976 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 31/min around 01:00 UTC; 2,976 reports over 3h 27m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
2,976
duration
3h 27m
top problem
Not working 6%
story · 3 beats
00:09 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 00:09 UTC.
01:00 ▲ Peak at 01:00 UTC: 31/min.
03:36 ● Problem reports faded around 03:36 UTC.
2018-08-01 Major outage 1h 8m · 352 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 16/min around 20:45 UTC; 352 reports over 1h 8m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
352
duration
1h 8m
top problem
Game 10%
story · 3 beats
20:12 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 20:12 UTC.
20:45 ▲ Peak at 20:45 UTC: 16/min.
21:20 ● Problem reports faded around 21:20 UTC.
2018-07-27 Major outage 51m · 283 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 11/min around 00:55 UTC; 283 reports over 51m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
283
duration
51m
top problem
Game 29%
story · 3 beats
00:32 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 00:32 UTC.
00:55 ▲ Peak at 00:55 UTC: 11/min.
01:23 ● Problem reports faded around 01:23 UTC.
2018-07-10 Major outage 2h 6m · 589 signals · 2 incidents ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
07:09 UTC — Outage , 1h 21m
Outage — problem reports peaked at 6/min around 07:55 UTC; 200 reports over 1h 21m. Reports from the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and 11 more countries.
reports
200
duration
1h 21m
top problem
Not working 22%
story · 3 beats
07:09 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 07:09 UTC.
07:55 ▲ Peak at 07:55 UTC: 6/min.
08:30 ● Problem reports faded around 08:30 UTC.
04:00 UTC — Major outage , 45m
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 20/min around 04:20 UTC; 389 reports over 45m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
389
duration
45m
top problem
Not working 22%
story · 3 beats
04:00 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 04:00 UTC.
04:20 ▲ Peak at 04:20 UTC: 20/min.
04:45 ● Problem reports faded around 04:45 UTC.
2018-05-20 Major outage 1h 12m · 4,870 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 150/min around 22:15 UTC; 4,870 reports over 1h 12m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
4,870
duration
1h 12m
top problem
Servers / connection 9%
story · 3 beats
21:30 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 21:30 UTC.
22:15 ▲ Peak at 22:15 UTC: 150/min.
22:42 ● Problem reports faded around 22:42 UTC.
2018-03-02 Major outage 2h 51m · 5,302 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 89/min around 22:55 UTC; 5,302 reports over 2h 51m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
5,302
duration
2h 51m
top problem
Servers / connection 18%
story · 3 beats
21:36 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 21:36 UTC.
22:55 ▲ Peak at 22:55 UTC: 89/min.
00:27 ● Problem reports faded around 00:27 UTC.
2018-01-13 Major outage 1h 30m · 318 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 13/min around 19:20 UTC; 318 reports over 1h 30m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 10 more countries.
reports
318
duration
1h 30m
story · 3 beats
19:04 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 19:04 UTC.
30 recorded outage days, 7 major — the worst on Mar 21, 1591 reports, across 47 countries.
2017-12-09 Major outage 3h 2m · 726 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 11/min around 19:50 UTC; 726 reports over 3h 2m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 26 more countries.
reports
726
duration
3h 2m
story · 3 beats
17:38 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 17:38 UTC.
19:50 ▲ Peak at 19:50 UTC: 11/min.
20:40 ● Problem reports faded around 20:40 UTC.
2017-12-07 Major outage 1h 1m · 253 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 11/min around 17:50 UTC; 253 reports over 1h 1m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and 15 more countries.
reports
253
duration
1h 1m
story · 3 beats
17:21 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 17:21 UTC.
17:50 ▲ Peak at 17:50 UTC: 11/min.
18:22 ● Problem reports faded around 18:22 UTC.
2017-10-11 Major outage 3h 9m · 972 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 31/min around 23:50 UTC; 972 reports over 3h 9m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
972
duration
3h 9m
story · 3 beats
21:08 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 21:08 UTC.
23:50 ▲ Peak at 23:50 UTC: 31/min.
00:17 ● Problem reports faded around 00:17 UTC.
2017-08-23 Major outage 3h 50m · 895 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 12/min around 01:25 UTC; 895 reports over 3h 50m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
895
duration
3h 50m
story · 3 beats
23:14 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 23:14 UTC.
01:25 ▲ Peak at 01:25 UTC: 12/min.
03:04 ● Problem reports faded around 03:04 UTC.
2017-06-05 Major outage 1h 18m · 384 signals ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 12/min around 16:05 UTC; 384 reports over 1h 18m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and 30 more countries.
reports
384
duration
1h 18m
story · 3 beats
15:35 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 15:35 UTC.
16:05 ▲ Peak at 16:05 UTC: 12/min.
16:53 ● Problem reports faded around 16:53 UTC.
2017-03-21 Major outage 5h 43m · 1,591 signals · 2 incidents ▶ view this daychart · map · replay
17:20 UTC — Major outage , 2h 37m
Major outage — problem reports peaked at 17/min around 18:40 UTC; 1,260 reports over 2h 37m. Reports from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and 44 more countries.
reports
1,260
duration
2h 37m
story · 3 beats
17:20 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 17:20 UTC.
18:40 ▲ Peak at 18:40 UTC: 17/min.
19:57 ● Problem reports faded around 19:57 UTC.
23:36 UTC — Outage , 3h 6m
Outage — problem reports peaked at 4/min around 00:20 UTC; 331 reports over 3h 6m. Most reports from the United States.
reports
331
duration
3h 6m
story · 3 beats
23:36 ↗ Problem reports started climbing at 23:36 UTC.
Outage at 02:14 UTC — 172 reports over 3h 6m. Most reports from the United States.
Xbox Live comments
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common questions
Is Xbox Live down right now?
Problem reports for Xbox Live are at their usual level right now. The most recent incident was about 67 days ago.
Is Xbox Live down for everyone or just me?
Right now down.now isn't seeing a broad Xbox Live outage, so the problem is most likely local to you — your connection, your device, or the app itself. Try the app on mobile data instead of Wi-Fi, then restart the router. If reports start arriving from other people, this page flips to an outage within minutes.
When did Xbox Live last go down?
The last recorded Xbox Live incident was about 67 days ago, on 2026-07-27. The outage record below has the peak time, duration and what people reported.
How can I report a problem with Xbox Live?
Use the report panel on this page and pick what's not working — it takes one tap and no account. Reports are anonymous, and they feed the live signal on this page immediately.
How does down.now know if Xbox Live is down?
Down.Now watches two crowd signals for Xbox Live — anonymous reports submitted here, and public social-media posts about it — and compares the live volume against what's normal for that hour of the day. A sustained spike above that baseline opens an incident, which is usually visible before an official confirmation. We measure what users report, not Xbox Live's servers directly.