Spotify: reason for the outage and updates after the shutdown on April 16, 2025
16 april 2025 в 19:13
Spotify went down for many users on April 16, 2025. The outage followed several disruptions of technological and social platforms in recent months, including Facebook and X. But Spotify listeners were disappointed when they suddenly couldn’t listen to their favorite tunes. So what caused the outage?
Find out about the latest updates on the Spotify outage today and learn the reason below.
Spotify did not provide a reason for the outage. But by the time of publication, the music platform announced that it was «aware» of the issue, and its team was «working to resolve it as soon as possible».
According to Downdetector, the number of reports of Spotify outage had risen to nearly 50,000 users around 10 a.m. Eastern Time. An hour later, the number of reports had decreased to around 11,000 on Downdetector, which provides real-time information to users about the status of platforms.
No, Spotify was not hacked, clarified the platform in a tweet, which stated: «We are aware of the outage and are working to resolve it as soon as possible. Reports of this being a hacker attack are false».
Rumors of a hack are to be expected when major technological platforms temporarily go down. Earlier this year, X owner Elon Musk tweeted that the temporary outage of his site was caused by a cyber attack.
«X is under (and will continue to be under) a massive cyber attack», - Musk wrote in March. «We are attacked every day, but this was done with significant resources», - Musk continued in his statement. «This involves either a large, coordinated group, or a country. Tracking…»
Around 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Spotify gradually started returning for some users. Several people reported on social media that the app was working again for them. However, the music app has not officially announced whether the outage has ended.
The story is developing…
Find out about the latest updates on the Spotify outage today and learn the reason below.
Spotify did not provide a reason for the outage. But by the time of publication, the music platform announced that it was «aware» of the issue, and its team was «working to resolve it as soon as possible».
According to Downdetector, the number of reports of Spotify outage had risen to nearly 50,000 users around 10 a.m. Eastern Time. An hour later, the number of reports had decreased to around 11,000 on Downdetector, which provides real-time information to users about the status of platforms.
No, Spotify was not hacked, clarified the platform in a tweet, which stated: «We are aware of the outage and are working to resolve it as soon as possible. Reports of this being a hacker attack are false».
Rumors of a hack are to be expected when major technological platforms temporarily go down. Earlier this year, X owner Elon Musk tweeted that the temporary outage of his site was caused by a cyber attack.
«X is under (and will continue to be under) a massive cyber attack», - Musk wrote in March. «We are attacked every day, but this was done with significant resources», - Musk continued in his statement. «This involves either a large, coordinated group, or a country. Tracking…»
Around 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Spotify gradually started returning for some users. Several people reported on social media that the app was working again for them. However, the music app has not officially announced whether the outage has ended.
The story is developing…
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