Is Wikipedia Down? Wikipedia Status & Outages
Wikipedia status updated
What is Wikipedia status right now?
Wikipedia is working normally
IsDown last checked Wikipedia status on at . We've received 3 user reports in the past 24 hours.
Monitoring since Jan 2023
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79 incidents caught
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2 components tracked in real-time
Wikipedia service health over the last 24 hours
This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for Wikipedia service health over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem.
Outage Map
See where users report Wikipedia is down. The map shows recent Wikipedia outages from around the world.
Top locations, last 24h:
- United States
Recent Wikipedia outage reports
See what users report when Wikipedia is down and how Wikipedia outages affect them.
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🇳🇱 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Balenda - Cannot loginn on Wikipedia account, can also not edit articles while not being logged in, all wikis again read only. Sama as two days ago. Are the servers broken?.
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🇫🇷 France
I get an ERR_TIMED_OUT when trying to access wikipedia.org.
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🇧🇪 Belgium
Doesnt load, error, unavailable.
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
Can't event load the page.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
503 service unavailable on english and japanese wikipedias.
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🇩🇪 Germany
the website doesn't load at all.
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🇫🇮 Finland
Wikipedia is not accessible right now..
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🇩🇪 Germany
Website times out, does not respond..
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🇩🇪 Germany
Can't connect to Wikipedia servers repeatedly.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lola - Wikipedia main page and page regarding Fred Hampton not loading..
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🇧🇾 Belarus
Gosty - Doesn't not load any page.
Wikipedia Downtime Health — Last 90 Days
In the last 90 days, Wikipedia had 6 incidents (3 major outages and 3 minor incidents) with a median duration of 2 hours 1 minute.
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Incidents
3
Major Outages
3
Minor Incidents
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Median Resolution
Recent Wikipedia outages detected by IsDown
Full incident reports for recent Wikipedia outages, including timelines, affected components, and resolution details.
about 1 hour
Feb 25, 2026 at 08:40 AM
Detected 20 minutes before
| Title | Started At | Duration |
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We are aware of issues with accessing some wikis, and we are investigating.
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Mar 05, 2026 at 03:36 PM UTC
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about 8 hours |
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We have discovered an issue with our database servers and are working on a fix.
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Mar 03, 2026 at 10:09 AM UTC
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17 minutes |
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A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
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Feb 26, 2026 at 04:25 PM UTC
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36 minutes |
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We are currently investigating this issue.
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Feb 25, 2026 at 04:21 PM UTC
IsDown detected 20 minutes before official update
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about 1 hour |
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We are currently investigating this issue.
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Feb 20, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC
IsDown detected 4 minutes before official update
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about 5 hours |
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We are currently investigating an increased amount of errors with some wikis.
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Dec 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM UTC
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about 3 hours |
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We are aware of issues with accessing some wikis, and we are investigating.
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Dec 03, 2025 at 05:36 PM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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We are currently investigating this issue.
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Nov 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
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41 minutes |
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A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
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Oct 08, 2025 at 09:09 AM UTC
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19 minutes |
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We are currently investigating this issue.
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Oct 03, 2025 at 07:31 AM UTC
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16 minutes |
Wikipedia Components Status
Check if any Wikipedia component is down. View the current status of 2 services and regions.
| Component | Status | Details |
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| Editing status | OK | View details |
| Reading status | OK | View details |
Monitor Wikipedia alongside these services
Teams that track Wikipedia status also keep an eye on these services. Add them all to your IsDown dashboard for a single view of your dependencies.
HelpDocs
Knowledge Management
OK
Addgene
Knowledge Management
OK
Archbee
Knowledge Management
OK
Experts Exchange
Knowledge Management
OK
Onna
Knowledge Management
OK
Grokipedia
Knowledge Management
OK
Genesys Cloud
Customer Support & Success
MAJOR
Anthropic
AI & ML Platforms
OK
CrowdStrike
Security Operations
OK
Calendly
Scheduling & Calendar
OK
QuickBooks
Accounting & Finance
OK
TeamViewer
Team Collaboration
OK
Quora
Knowledge Management
OK
KnowledgeOwl
Knowledge Management
OK
LumApps
Knowledge Management
OK
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wikipedia down today?
Wikipedia isn't down. You can check Wikipedia status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Wikipedia official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.
What is the current Wikipedia status?
Wikipedia is currently operational. You can check Wikipedia status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.
Is there a Wikipedia outage now?
No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
Is Wikipedia down today or just slow?
Currently there's no report of Wikipedia being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
How are Wikipedia outages detected?
IsDown monitors the Wikipedia official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.
Is Wikipedia having an outage right now?
Wikipedia last outage was on March 05, 2026 with the title "Wikis were in read only mode"
How often does Wikipedia go down?
IsDown has tracked 76 Wikipedia incidents since January 2023. When Wikipedia goes down, incidents typically resolve within 179 minutes.
Is Wikipedia down for everyone or just me?
Check the Wikipedia status at the top of this page. IsDown combines official status page data with user reports to show whether Wikipedia is down for everyone or if the issue is on your end.
What Wikipedia components does IsDown monitor?
IsDown monitors 2 Wikipedia components in real-time, tracking the official status page for outages, degraded performance, and scheduled maintenance.
How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Wikipedia?
IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Wikipedia is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Wikipedia's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.
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