Microsoft Down

Microsoft Down is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Since the first thread appeared at Nov 11, 15:59 UTC, we have counted 34 threads about it in 12 communities, led by r/technology, r/news and r/nottheonion. Combined, those threads hold roughly 115.9K upvotes and 14.5K comments so far. It is also a rising Google search (“claude outage” in Google Trends for AU).

What the sources report

Here is how the outlets linked in these threads describe what happened, word for word.

• BBC News: Microsoft outage updates: Schools, GPs and businesses hit - follow liveMicrosoft says it is making "progress" and is prioritising reducing email queues and backlogs. It also says there is no evidence "malicious activity" was behind the issue.
• The Register: MicrosoftHasn
• BleepingComputer: Massive Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwideMicrosoft is investigating a widespread outage affecting multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot, as users report connectivity problems worldwide.
• The Guardian: Microsoft outage live: UK police, NHS services and schools affected amid ongoing disruption affecting millions globallyMicrosoft reports it is seeing some ‘positive results’ in its efforts to get its services back online for millions of customers around the world.
• Deadline: Microsoft Outlook Goes Down, Paralyzing Business CommunicationMicrosoft said it is investigating reports of widespread outages affecting Outlook email and other services connected with its 365 platform.
• Tom's Hardware: Japanese workers return to fax machines during ongoing Microsoft 365 outage —Japanese workers are breaking out fax machines to deal with Microsoft

Where Reddit is talking about it

The biggest threads

1. Microsoft says attempts to fix global outage not going 'as expected'r/technology · 18,018 upvotes · 1,971 comments · Nov 13, 05:49 UTC · BBC News
2. Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 15 hours as its fixes keep failingr/technology · 15,404 upvotes · 1,567 comments · Nov 13, 12:15 UTC · theregister.com
3. A Microsoft 365 outage is hitting users in regions around the world - National | Globalnews.car/news · 14,425 upvotes · 1,602 comments · Nov 12, 19:23 UTC · globalnews.ca
4. Massive outage strikes Microsoft, Google, AWS, Starlinkr/technology · 11,980 upvotes · 1,365 comments · Nov 12, 19:14 UTC · downdetector.com
5. Massive Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwider/technology · 10,972 upvotes · 1,487 comments · Nov 12, 23:37 UTC · BleepingComputer
6. Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teamsr/technology · 8,313 upvotes · 1,338 comments · Nov 13, 03:05 UTC · BBC News
7. Japanese stock markets switch to fax machines amid Microsoft outager/nottheonion · 7,876 upvotes · 230 comments · Nov 13, 14:06 UTC · the-express.com
8. Microsoft outage live: Microsoft’s global outage will cost Australia billions, expert says; US tech giants and Indian airlines also affected | Microsoftr/Futurology · 6,731 upvotes · 613 comments · Nov 13, 07:26 UTC · The Guardian
9. Microsoft outage impact: Over 430 mn users hit, Outlook down, and billions lost in productivityr/worldnews · 4,600 upvotes · 637 comments · Nov 13, 08:20 UTC · firstpost.com
10. Global outage hits Microsoft's Outlookr/technology · 3,948 upvotes · 585 comments · Nov 12, 19:00 UTC · rnz.co.nz

Timeline on Reddit

1. Nov 11, 15:59 UTCFirst thread we found, in r/cybersecurity: “Microsoft patches actively exploited Outlook zero-day”
2. Nov 12, 18:45 UTCThe story reaches r/worldnews: “Thousands of users reporting issues with Microsoft Outlook, 365”
3. Nov 12, 18:55 UTCThe story reaches r/technology: “Microsoft Outlook Goes Down, Paralyzing Business Communication”
4. Nov 12, 19:16 UTCThe story reaches r/wallstreetbets: “Outlook Outage: Microsoft's Email Service Goes Down Nationwide”
5. Nov 12, 19:23 UTCThe story reaches r/news: “A Microsoft 365 outage is hitting users in regions around the world - National | Globalnews.ca”
6. Nov 13, 05:49 UTCThe biggest thread so far is posted in r/technology (18,018 upvotes, 1,971 comments by our last count).
7. Nov 13, 14:53 UTCLatest thread in our sample, in r/technology.

How this page is made

SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.