UPDATE: Spotify is back up and running globally after thousands reported the streaming service wasn't working for them.
Below is the original article written when Spotify was initially down.
Spotify is down for thousands of users.
If you rely on Spotify to stream music, podcasts, or audiobooks, you're probably unable to listen to anything on the Android or iPhone app right now. It's not you, but rather an ongoing issue with the Sweden-based service.
Down Detector, a real-time service that tracks outages and issues via mentions on social media, shows over 30,000 reports from disgruntled users in the United States and over 10,000 in the UK every minute.
Down Detector, a real-time service that tracks outages and issues via mentions on social media, displays nearly 10,000 outages across the UK
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Spotify has confirmed the issue via X and says it's actively working to resolve the ongoing issue. The streaming service has also acknowledged that users are having login and playback issues on its community page.
We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!
— Spotify Status (@SpotifyStatus) December 15, 2025
Several users have taken to X to express their frustrations.
Spotify down? pic.twitter.com/SwwvRYMvSN
— Leones Henka Dewana (@LeonesHenkaD) December 15, 2025
why is spotify down😭
— s a n d r a 樂★🪐 | I SAW STRAY KIDS 06/29 (@evrythingsandy) December 15, 2025
Of all the days Spotify chose to be down it had to be a Monday:(
— Liam (@Liam878807) December 15, 2025
Is Spotify down or something? why isn’t the web player letting me log in and the app keeps failing to load? pic.twitter.com/tMGLzZZsJP
— tintin (@elordimescal) December 15, 2025
why would spotify go down as when im at gym….
— RIA (@deffnotls) December 15, 2025
There have been a few other Spotify outages this year, with the most recent occurring in November. Additionally, there was a mass hours-long outage affecting thousands of users earlier this past Spring.
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