Why Is YouTube Down Right Now? Not Working 2020 – App, TV, Server 503 Error

YouTube is down right now.  People are reporting 503 Server Errors on the YouTube mobile app and YouTube TV.

https://twitter.com/yukai_yami/status/1052382747803705346

#YouTubeDown is currently trending on Twitter.  As the tweet above explains, it’s most likely not your WiFi, it’s probably YouTube’s servers.

YouTube 503 Server Overload Error

The following tweet explains that the 503 Error means that the server is down for maintenance or it could be overloaded.  More than 400 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute therefore the company must delete some or increase the server max.

https://twitter.com/hungrCoconutcup/status/1052386093591646209

YouTube TV Down

Youtube TV is having issues since 9:20 PM EDT. https://t.co/kYklPD3EKw RT if it's down for you as well #youtubetvdown

— Downdetector (@downdetector) October 17, 2018

In the following tweet, YouTube thanks users for reporting issues with YouTube TV and YouTube Music.  The company is working hard to resolve the issue.

Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018

YouTube Premium is also down.  The tweet below explains that the company should discount Premium customers next month and I definitely agree.

https://twitter.com/cass_the_babe/status/1052389097963233280

YouTube Is Down Across The United States

https://twitter.com/iJemWolfie/status/1052382927743582208

According to the following Google Trends chart, YouTube is down across the United States.  People in Washington are desperate for the video streaming service to start working again:

Users in Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, Singapore and New Zealand are also wondering when YouTube will start working again:

Did you get YouTube to work? Let us know what you did in the comment section below.

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