YouTube glitch causes playback errors, some endure by using offline saving

Starting around 8:00 AM on October 16, 2025, there were multiple reports of YouTube being down. At the time of writing, the issue appears to have been resolved.

If you're not able to play videos on YouTube right now – we're on it! Thanks for your patience, and you can follow along here for updates:

https://t.co/EcPxm09f77

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 16, 2025

Downdetector , a service that analyzes social media posts to visualize the operational status of services, shows that a series of reports of problems had been received since 8:00 on October 16. There were also reports that YouTube Music and YouTube TV were down.

Around this time, we noticed that videos could be accessed but could not be played.

Is there a problem with YouTube?
Am I the only one messing around with bugs? pic.twitter.com/9GUVDabavi

— om (@Ohmori_mo) October 15, 2025

⚠️YouTube seems to be bugged💥
It said 'Something went wrong. Tap to try again,' so I tapped it, but...
No matter how many times I try, I can't see it 🥺💦
I hope it gets fixed soon 😭 https://t.co/syVMkeYv9Q #YouTubeglitchpic.twitter.com /WuI0uznr68

— Dr. Aoi @Teas (@tis_trust_) October 15, 2025

Similar problems were occurring not only in Japan but all over the world.

YouTube is down.
I caught footage of it breaking in realtime. pic.twitter.com/tWVAujPYZH

— Woodman (@realwoodmanxd) October 15, 2025

I think @YouTube @TeamYouTube is down or been hacked I've never seen this happen before, apparently youtube is down pic.twitter.com/ABbGf4OsFT

— 🌧️🌬️WarwickshireMidlandsWX (Foxy)🌬️🌧️🇬🇧 (@WxMidlands) October 15, 2025

Some users endured the situation by using YouTube Premium's offline saving feature to watch videos they had downloaded in advance.

YouTube is bugged, so to accompany me today I'll listen to this part that I saved offline~ ( ᴗ ̫ ᴗ )❤︎ pic.twitter.com/h9jz6lNUU9

— Maʓ (@_Maru5414) October 16, 2025

I can't watch videos online on YouTube, but I can watch videos saved offline as normal. Premium God pic.twitter.com/rzwDOtNGrr

— Lucky (@GBP_Universe337) October 16, 2025

These issues were resolved around 9:30 AM on the same day. YouTube reported through its official X (formerly Twitter) account, 'This issue has been fixed. You can now play videos on YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV.' The cause of the issues has not yet been determined at the time of writing.

This issue has been fixed – you should now be able to play videos on YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV! ♥️ https://t.co/TZj3xlVrSe

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 16, 2025