Users across the globe reported problems with the video platform on Tuesday.

YouTube experienced a major global outage on February 17–18, 2026, leaving millions of users unable to access the platform and triggering widespread ‘Something Went Wrong’ errors.

According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, reports of issues began around 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.

Thousands of people — from India to US and Canada — reported that YouTube, the popular video site, went dark on Tuesday (7).

YouTube is experiencing a global outage, with users reporting the “Something went wrong… Try again” error across web and mobile platforms.