Was Twitch down? Fans react as streaming platform fails to open

Just three days into the new year, Twitch has already suffered its first major blackout after the streaming platform stopped working abruptly around 10:30 AM PST. Social media has already started buzzing after users, both viewers and streamers, started posting about the apparent crash.

The official Twitch Support Twitter handle has confirmed that there is an issue preventing parts of the website from loading for users worldwide. According to reports, users already viewing a stream can still watch without hindrance, but it appears that the "Browse" and "Favorites'/'Followed" tab on the left has stopped working.

At the time of writing, here is what the Just Chatting section of the browse tab looks like:

The search bar is also not working properly, only returning VODs and clips as results without showing the streamer's page. Clicking on the 'Following' tab on the top left just returns the message:

"$2.6 billion company moment": Twitter reacts as Twitch goes down, Twitch Support confirms problems loading the streaming platform

The Amazon-owned company has already started getting a lot of flack for all the bugs on its website as streamers and others in the community started memeing about the incident. Considering that the breakdown of essential Twitch services occurred so early in the year, many on social media started dissing the company.

Popular Minecraft streamer Tubbo shared a screengrab of the failed-to-load page, calling the purple platform dead. He described the whole incident as a "$2.6 billion company moment," referring to their revenue statistics for 2021, where they allegedly made an estimated $2.675 billion.

QTCinderella's Streamer Awards also got in on the action by poking fun at the platform by sharing a meme that showcases YouTube streamers having fun at the expense of the crash:

Popular Valorant streamer AverageJonas tweeted about the outage, asking if the site is dead:

HasanAbi took to his alternate Twitter account and wrote about the bugs people are facing on the platform:

One streamer revealed how scary it was because they thought their whole channel had been deleted:

Update

It appears that the outage lasted only about half an hour, and users can now access the website again.

About the author

Richik has been specializing in streamer content at Sportskeeda for over 2 years. He also manages a group of writers who craft relevant news and features about content creators on platforms like Twitch, Kick, and Rumble. Prior to Sportskeeda, he interned at The Ken and worked as a reviewer at Blacksof where he fact-checked educational content.

Richik’s love for writing, researching, and archiving, along with his inquisitive nature and longstanding love for video games led him to pursue a career as a gaming journalist. He relies on primary sources for accurate information and ensures that his drafts are proofread, fact-checked, and well-researched.

As a child, Richik spent many a summer vacation playing the 1994 Road Rash with his cousins. Although more of an FPS and open-world fiend now, Richik enjoys single-player RPGs with compelling storytelling, such as The Last of Us franchise, and regularly teams up with his friends to play multiplayer titles like Valorant on PC.

Richik enjoys watching streamer and former esports athlete Shroud, and also finds inspiration in MrBeast's journey to become one of the most well-known content creators worldwide. Interviewing English-Somali YouTuber Sharky, a member of the renowned Beta Squad, was a career highlight for him.

When not writing, Richik likes to read, watch a movie or a game of football.

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