Wikimedia

Wikipedia and other sites slow or unavailable

Major Impact Resolved Duration: 1h 35m August 25, 2026

Current answer

Wikimedia experienced a major incident: Wikipedia and other sites slow or unavailable. ServiceAlert observed recovery on Aug 25, 2026.

Official Wikimedia status page Current Wikimedia status ServiceAlert observed status change: Aug 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM UTC

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Affected Components

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Monitoring

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

Aug 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM UTC

Investigating

We are aware that many users are having trouble accessing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites, and we are investigating.

Aug 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM UTC

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