Wikipedia down for thousands of US users in widespread outage

Summary

Wikipedia experienced an outage on October 21, 2026, with more than 3,000 US users reporting problems accessing the site, according to Down Detector reports cited by Hindustan Times. The Hindustan Times headline refers to an error code, 'error a607b0e'. TechRadar reports that thousands of Wikipedia users said the site was down for them that day. The reporting describes widespread problems reaching the online encyclopedia but does not give a cause or a time of restoration.

Timeline

1. TechRadar

   21 Oct 2026, 15:50 UTCSource ↗

   TechRadar reports that thousands of Wikipedia users reported the site was down for them on October 21, 2026.

2. Hindustan Times

   21 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTCSource ↗

   Hindustan Times reports that Wikipedia is experiencing an outage, with more than 3,000 US users reporting problems accessing the site, according to Down Detector.