Amazon AWS Outage Disrupts Global Internet: Fix Rolling Out, Reddit Remains Down

Amazon AWS is facing a major outage . The outage began on 19th Oct 2025 and is still continued as of today(20 Oct 2025). This has triggered widespread internet disruption, paralyzing major services and platforms in the United States, United Kingdom, and beyond. The incident began around 7:50am UTC and rapidly escalated, causing high error rates and latency across more than 20 Amazon Web Services (AWS) products. The US-East-1 region (North Virginia) was hit hardest, with ripple effects felt globally.

Users and businesses experienced outages affecting critical services such as Amazon, Alexa, Ring, Venmo, Snapchat, Pokémon GO, United Airlines, CharacterAI, Hinge, and streaming platforms including Disney+, Prime Video, and Hulu. According to outage tracker Downdetector, peak disruption saw roughly 50,000 reports, highlighting the scale of the blackout.

Amazon took swift action, and by the afternoon, the company announced that a fix was being implemented. Outage reports began to decline in the US, offering relief for many affected users. However, the situation remains far from resolved. Services like Reddit are still down, and UK users continue to face significant issues, with reports of persistent errors and slowdowns. The root cause of the outage is still under investigation, and AWS has yet to release a comprehensive technical explanation.

Public reaction has been intense, with social media flooded by complaints about interrupted daily activities, travel disruptions—particularly for airline passengers—and the inability to access entertainment and communication platforms. Users have expressed particular concern for the UK and other regions where recovery has lagged behind the US. For businesses relying on AWS cloud infrastructure, the incident underscores the vulnerability of centralized internet services and the far-reaching consequences of outages.

Amazon’s Health Dashboard shows that service restoration is ongoing, but not all platforms have returned to normal. As of the latest update, Reddit remains inaccessible, and users in the UK are still reporting issues with streaming, gaming, and online payments. Industry analysts note that while AWS outages are rare, their impact is magnified due to the sheer number of global companies and services dependent on the platform.

While Amazon’s rapid response helped contain the damage in the US, the lingering problems in other regions highlight the complexity of cloud infrastructure and the challenges of global service recovery. As investigations continue, users and businesses alike are watching closely for updates and reassurances regarding future reliability.