What is Wikipedia current status?

Wikipedia is currently operational. You can check Wikipedia status and current incidents and outages on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the issues affecting customers.

How to monitor or check Wikipedia status?

You can use IsDown service or go to Wikipedia official status page. Some accounts also use Twitter to communicate the status.

How can I be notified when Wikipedia is having issues or undergoing maintenance?

You can create an account in IsDown and monitor multiple services or subscribe for updates on the official status page. IsDown will send you a notification in real-time when Wikipedia has issues. Wikipedia official status page might also offer notification options such as email, SMS, or Slack.

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Q: Is Wikipedia down today?

Wikipedia was not down today according to the official status page. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported. IsDown continuously monitors the Wikipedia status page, looking for the latest outages and issues affecting customers. Check all recent outages in the section 'Latest Wikipedia outages, issues and problems' at the top of the page.

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Current Wikipedia status

Wikipedia is working normally

Updated from Wikipedia official status page 1 minute 5 seconds ago

Wikipedia service health. Issues reported in the last 24 hours

Check the number of user-reported issues 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. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

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Wikipedia recent outages and downtime history

IsDown has tracked 68 incidents since started monitoring Wikipedia status in January 2023. We collect data from 4522+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage. It will show official Wikipedia outages and also issues that we're started by a spike in crowdsource reports.

Date	Incident	Duration
Oct 08, 2025 09:09 AM UTC	Minor Connectivity issues for EMEA users A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.	19 minutes
Oct 03, 2025 07:31 AM UTC	Minor Availability issues with wikis We are currently investigating this issue.	16 minutes
Oct 01, 2025 12:22 PM UTC	Minor Trouble with images and thumbnails We are aware of issues with accessing images on some wikis, and we are investigating.	44 minutes
Sep 19, 2025 05:08 PM UTC	Major Trouble with some wikis, editing unavailable on enwiki We are aware of issues with accessing some wikis, particularly enwiki, and we are investigating. ...	about 1 hour
Sep 11, 2025 10:03 AM UTC	Major API availability issues We have noticed an increase in 500 errors from our internal and external APIs. We are investigati...	33 minutes
Jul 02, 2025 02:00 PM UTC	Major Increased error rates on all wikis We are investigating an issue affecting reading and editing on all wikis	about 1 hour
Jun 23, 2025 11:50 AM UTC	Major Trouble with some images We are aware of issues with accessing images on some wikis, and we are investigating.	43 minutes
Jun 02, 2025 12:16 PM UTC	Major Captcha-protected actions on all wikis are not working We are working on a fix.	24 minutes
Apr 30, 2025 07:34 PM UTC	Minor gerrit.wikimedia.org (Code Review) down We are currently investigating this issue.	about 3 hours
Mar 31, 2025 03:27 AM UTC	Major Wikis editing unavailability We are investigating an issue impacting edits and / or logins, with impact beginning at approxima...	about 1 hour

User comments about Wikipedia status

See what users are saying about Wikipedia issues that impacted them and how they are affected by the outage. You can see if other users are experiencing the same issues and if there are any workarounds or solutions.

about 2 months ago

Amit - 503 Service Unavailable No server is available to handle this request..
7 months ago

Daniel - App can't connect to server..
8 months ago

Chris - I get the message "The site isn't redirecting properly." ALL OF THE OTHER OUTAGE-DETECTING SERVICES are reporting that there have been a great many reports in the past hour or so that Wikipedia is not reachable..
10 months ago

Barry - Cannot open it. Can open other websites.
10 months ago

Jay - Not loading on either browser or mobile app.
10 months ago

Joe - Wikipedia is not loading up any searches. 12/23/24 14:00 hours EST.
10 months ago

Bob - No reaction when clicking on Wikipedia icon, nor when searching for it..
11 months ago

L - loading slowly, links don't work, can't open sections on a page - instead the edit icon appears (but that does nothing too).
about 1 year ago

Anonymous - Wikipedia has an internal server error..
about 1 year ago

Alex - Editing function returning 503 error.
almost 2 years ago

Jodami - 503 Service Unavailable No server is available to handle this request..

Wikipedia components or services current status

Component	Status	Details
Editing status	OK	View details
Reading status	OK	View details

Online encyclopedia that allows users to read and collaboratively edit articles, covering a vast range of topics.

Monitoring Wikipedia since January 2023

Tracking 2 Wikipedia services and regions

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17 incidents in 2025

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 October 08, 2025 with the title "Connectivity issues for EMEA users"

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.