Is Hacker News down?

No, we are not detecting any problems with Hacker News right now.

The last outage detected for Hacker News was on Thursday, May 7, 2026 with a duration of about 42 minutes.
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Live Hacker News Problems

The graph below shows outage reports from other Hacker News users over the past 24 hours. We determine if Hacker News is down or having problems if the current number of user reports exceeds the normal amount of reports we usually receive for Hacker News during that time.

Recent User Reports for Hacker News

View the most recent user reports about Hacker News, including the type of problem they reported and their location for you to see if other users in your area are having similar problems.
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    A user from France reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United Kingdom reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from Brazil reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from Canada reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United States reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United States reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from Brazil reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United States reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United States reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from Canada reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from Finland reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from Australia reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United States reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United States reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United States reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from Canada reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from United States reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

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    A user from Germany reported a problem with Hacker News: View Post/Thread

Past Hacker News Problems and Outages

View the most recent times Hacker News was not loading or down, including the outage duration.

  • The problem with Hacker News has been resolved

    Total downtime: 42 minutes

  • A problem with Hacker News has been detected based on user reports

  • The problem with Hacker News has been resolved

    Total downtime: 4 hours

  • A problem with Hacker News has been detected based on user reports

  • The problem with Hacker News has been resolved

    Total downtime: 2 hours

  • A problem with Hacker News has been detected based on user reports

  • The problem with Hacker News has been resolved

    Total downtime: 4 hours

  • A problem with Hacker News has been detected based on user reports

  • The problem with Hacker News has been resolved

    Total downtime: 2 hours

  • A problem with Hacker News has been detected based on user reports

Common Problems at Hacker News

The most common problem reported about Hacker News, with 100% of all reports, was: view post/thread.
 

About Hacker News

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