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Spotify down: thousands report service issues

Nearly 20,000 users reported problems accessing Spotify on Tuesday morning, with most issues resolved within two hours.

Spotify users struggled to access the streaming service on Tuesday, with reports spiking to nearly 20,000 by 10:30 a.m. ET.

The company acknowledged the problem on its status page, saying it was investigating. Error reports dropped sharply by around 1 p.m., suggesting the service mostly returned to normal.

Some users continued to report difficulty downloading podcasts even as access improved.

Nearly 20,000
Peak error reports
10:30 a.m. ET Tuesday
Time of peak
About 1,000
Reports at 1 p.m.

Why it mattersService outages cut off millions of listeners from music, podcasts, and playlists they depend on daily.

AustraliaAustralian Spotify users would have experienced the same access issues during the outage window, affecting morning and evening listening sessions.

✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 3 h ago

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