Is Discord down? Is the question that millions of users are asking after the platform suffered major crashes on Friday, May 8, 2026.
According to Downdetector, a site that measures real-time outages, about 70,000 users reported problems at 3:49 p.m., with complaints later dropping to 40,000 users around 16:11.
The outage was observed across various cities in the United States (US), including New York, Miami, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.
Downdetector reports that around 57% users faced issues with the app, 25% with messaging and 13% with login.
Discord, the popular online hangout site, acknowledged the problem via a post on X. In its first update, the company wrote: “Discord is down.” About an hour later, the account posted another update saying, “Working on it.”
Discord has yet to announce the full restoration of services.
For the uninitiated, Discord is one of the most popular online platforms where people form communities to get to know each other, play video games, chat with friends, and other communities.
Many people posted humorous responses to the tweet, with one sharing a photo of Wumpus, Discord’s official mascot, to which the server’s official account replied: “WHY DID YOU SCREAM WUMPUS HOW IS THIS GOING TO HELP ANYTHING.”
Another said, “Because of you, I had to go outside and touch the grass,” replied Discord, “THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY POSITIVE OUTCOME THAT WE DIDN’T ACT PLEASE KEEP SELF FOLLOWING AND OUTDOORS REMEMBER THIO;SD MOMENTS FOR THE FUTURE.”
The company has yet to reveal the cause of the outage or provide a timeline for the full restoration of services.
