Spotify is down for many right now —here's what we know about the outage

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Audio Audio Streaming Spotify is down for thousands right now — here's what we know about the outage Spotify is experiencing a major wobble for many News By Mark Wilson Published 29 September 2026 0 Comments Join the conversation When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. At the time of writing, reports on Downdetector have hit over 15,500 in the US and over 3,600 in the UK. Right, now there's been no official word from Spotify about the issues, but here's everything we know so far...

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▪Audio Audio Streaming Spotify is down for thousands right now — here's what we know about the outage Spotify is experiencing a major wobble for many News By Mark Wilson Published 29 September 2026 0 Comments Join the conversation When you p
▪At the time of writing, reports on Downdetector have hit over 15,500 in the US and over 3,600 in the UK.
▪Right, now there's been no official word from Spotify about the issues, but here's everything we know so far...

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▪ Spotify is down — live updates as thousands report music streaming service outage — Tom's Guide
▪ It’s not just you, Spotify is down in partial outage this morning — 9to5Google

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Audio Audio Streaming Spotify is down for thousands right now — here's what we know about the outage Spotify is experiencing a major wobble for many News By Mark Wilson Published 29 September 2026 0 Comments Join the conversation When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: © Shutterstock / Taner Muhlis Karaguzel) Spotify is down for thousands of users today, with the music streaming app showing error messages for many and experiencing playback difficulties.The problems started at around 10.32am ET / 2.32pm GMT, when a large spike on Downdetector showed a high number of users were experiencing issues — mostly with the mobile app.

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