Discord Faces Major Outage Affecting Thousands of Users

Discord is currently experiencing a major outage, impacting tens of thousands of users across the United States. Reports indicate issues with logging in, sending messages, and connecting to servers, particularly in cities like New York and Los Angeles. The company has acknowledged the situation and is working to resolve the problems. Stay tuned for updates as Discord's team strives to restore normal service.

By Narendra Chaudhary May 9, 2026, 02:33 IST

Widespread Issues on Discord

On Friday afternoon, Discord encountered significant problems, with a large number of users reporting difficulties accessing the messaging service. Downdetector indicated that nearly 60,000 outage reports were submitted just before 4 p.m. ET on May 8. The surge in complaints started around 2:45 p.m. ET, predominantly from major cities like New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Users experienced various issues, including trouble logging in, sending messages, connecting to servers, and using voice chat features. Many reported unexpected disconnections from servers, and errors were prevalent throughout the application.

As the number of complaints increased, Discord acknowledged the situation on social media, stating: “WORKING ON IT.” In a separate message to a user, the company expressed its apologies, saying: “HAVI WE ARE SO SORRY TO LET YOU DOWN. WORKING ON THE PARTS WE CAN CONTROL AND MAKING SURE YOU DONT GET SO MANY INTERRUPTIONS IN THE FUTURE.” The specific reason for the outage has not yet been revealed, but Discord's team is actively working to restore normal functionality.