Reddit has crashed due to a widespread connection issue affecting millions of users.

According to a statement from Reddit, they have implemented a solution and are in the process of increasing their operations once again. However, many users across the United States, Australia, and other regions are reportedly experiencing a "connection error" due to a Reddit outage. This issue arose just before 3pm ET on Wednesday, as reported by Downdetector, a website that tracks internet outages.

At around 3:30pm, the number of outage reports on Downdetector had surpassed 47,000. Users attempting to access the forum-style social media platform were met with a message stating, "upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection failure," according to NBC New York. The outages on Downdetector were displayed in UK time, but it was not immediately clear which countries were affected. The Daily Mail reported that millions of Australians were affected by this frustrating situation.

Around 4pm ET, Reddit responded to a question about the outage on X, saying, "Yes. We're working on it." A spokesperson for Reddit confirmed the issue at approximately 4:45pm and told The New York Times, "A fix is in place and we're in the process of ramping back up."

It is worth noting that Reddit, a company headquartered in San Francisco, has consistently ranked among the top 10 most visited websites in the world. For the latest updates, you can follow The Agency on Twitter and Facebook. You can also sign up for daily push alerts to have The Agency articles sent directly to your device.

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