Spotify Restores Service After Three-Hour Outage

Spotify experienced a three-hour outage on Sunday, affecting over 40,000 users in the U.S. at its peak. Downdetector reported fewer than 600 users faced issues as of 3 p.m. ET. Spotify's social media confirmed the situation was improving, while the cause remains unclear.

Spotify, the popular audio streaming platform, experienced a three-hour outage on Sunday, temporarily impacting more than 40,000 U.S. users, according to Downdetector.com.

As of 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT), the outage had subsided, with fewer than 600 users still facing issues. Spotify acknowledged the improvement on social media platform X, stating, 'Everything's looking much better now!'

The company did not provide an immediate response to Reuters' inquiry regarding the cause of the outage. Users reported difficulties streaming new content, loading playlists, and experienced interruptions in music playback. The incident comes as Spotify's paying subscribers reached 246 million in the second quarter.