Spotify isn't working for many –here's everything we know so far

Is Spotify playing up for you right now? You're not alone – thousands are reporting issues with this music streaming app, including problems with its search function.

The reports on Downdetector spiked at around 8am ET / 1pm BST, with over 17,000 Spotify users reporting problems in the UK at the time of writing – and many other regions also showing that the issue is global.

Most of the reports are related to the smartphone app, but a significant number of people are having problems with the web player, too. Here's everything we know about the Spotify outage so far...

The latest news

• A huge spike in reports of Spotify issues started at around 8am ET / 1pm BST
• The highest number of reports are in the UK, but other regions are rising
• Spotify hasn't yet commented on the issues and there's no known cause

That's a pretty big spike...

Right now, the biggest spike in reports of Spotify issues is in the UK – at the time of writing, over 21,000 Spotify users have reported problems with the smartphone app and web player on Downdetector, and social media platforms like X are also filling up with complaints.

Interestingly, there's been a smaller spike in Downdetector reports in the US, which has now dramatically fallen to around 200. Hopefully, this means the problems could be short-lived, but so far we don't know what's causing them.