Is Wikipedia Down?

If you're experiencing issues with Wikipedia, try these troubleshooting steps:

Basic Steps

• 1. Check your internet connection. Ensure you're online by visiting a different website. If that fails, restart your router or switch networks.
• 2. Hard refresh the page. Wikipedia pages are cached by your browser. Press Ctrl + F5 (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + R (Mac) to bypass the cache and load the latest version.
• 3. Try a different browser or incognito mode. Extensions or old browser profiles can interfere. Open a private window or test in Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.
• 4. Disable ad blockers or VPN extensions. These can block Wikipedia's scripts or redirect you. Temporarily pause them to see if the article loads properly.
• 5. Restart your device. A quick reboot clears temporary network glitches and frees up system resources.

Intermediate Steps

• 1. Test the mobile vs. desktop version. If the desktop site fails, try adding .m before wikipedia.org (e.g., en.m.wikipedia.org). If that works, your device's TLS or cookie settings may be the issue.
• 2. Check your DNS settings. Wikipedia uses multiple mirrors. Flush your DNS cache: run ipconfig /flushdns (Windows) or sudo dscacheutil -flushcache (macOS) in your terminal, then retry.
• 3. Clear your browser cookies for wikipedia.org. Corrupted session tokens can cause "out of date" or "permission" errors. Go to your browser's site settings, clear all cookies for wikipedia.org, and reload.
• 4. Check for a local firewall or parental control filter. Some ISPs or security suites block Wikipedia's edit pages or article URLs. Temporarily disable your firewall or add wikipedia.org to the allowlist to test.

Still stuck? If none of these steps resolve the issue, the problem may be on Wikipedia's side. Please click the "Report Outage" button on this Is It Down Bro? status page so we can track the incident and alert other users. Your report helps us monitor the situation in real time.