Yahoo Mail down: Yahoo Mail down: Thousands of users unable to send or receive emails

Yahoo Mail is currently facing a major outage and thousands of users are unable to send, receive or access their emails. As of 3:30 PM EDT, almost 3,500 outage reports had been submitted to DownDetector. Reports of the outage began around 2pm EDT on Monday and affected users worldwide. Some users also reported problems signing in to the website and mobile apps. As of 2.45pm, DownDetector had already recorded nearly 2,500 complaints, indicating that concern was spreading rapidly.

What Do Users Experience?

Affected users took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain the difficulties they were facing.
“Most of my websites are working fine, but #Goodreads is mostly down, Yahoo Mail won’t load today, and Adobe won’t load on their website. I assume all three are using something similar on their servers, which are down today. Annoying. X, Amazon, and Reddit are working fine,” one user said.

“Unable to access Yahoo Mail and requesting a reinstall,” another said. A third added: “If you can’t check your email and Yahoo Mail is giving you ‘Temporary Error 15’, welcome to the club. Looks like thousands of us are left out with no ETA for any fix.”

One user noted: “Yahoo Mail WORKED. Users worldwide are reporting login errors, inboxes not loading, and repeated errors. Emails stuck. Work paused. Frustration mounting. No official fix yet.”

Impact on Businesses and Users

The outage disrupted both personal and professional communications. While business professionals reported that important e-mails were piling up and not being delivered, families also experienced disruptions in their holiday plans. Downdetector charts showed the outage rapidly accelerating over 30 minutes, highlighting the significant impact on productivity and daily communications.

Official Response

Yahoo has yet to release a statement confirming the outage or offering a timeline for a fix. Users continue to be frustrated as complaints continue to flood social platforms. The expected resolution to the reported bugs is currently unknown.

FAQ:

Q1: What’s going on with Yahoo Mail?
A: Yahoo Mail is currently down, preventing many users from sending, receiving, or accessing emails. The outage appears widespread across the US.

Q2: When did the Yahoo Mail outage begin?
A: Reports of the problem started around 2pm EDT on Monday. Complaints of outages on DownDetector and social media have skyrocketed.