Major incident

Wikimedia: Wikipedia and other sites slow or unavailable

Affected: Reading, Editing

Current status of Wikimedia: Operational — live Wikimedia status

Timeline

1. Aug 25, 2026, 18:24 UTC
   investigating
   We are aware that many users are having trouble accessing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites, and we are investigating.
2. Aug 25, 2026, 19:33 UTC
   monitoring
   A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
3. Aug 25, 2026, 19:56 UTC
   resolved
   This incident has been resolved.

Updates as published by Wikimedia (original).