What should I do if Wikipedia is down?

Refresh the page — educational platforms see heavy load spikes during deadlines and exam periods Clear your browser cache and cookies for wikipedia.org — stale sessions cause login failures Try the Wikipedia mobile app if the web version is unavailable

Can I get alerts when Wikipedia goes down?

Yes. Starter and Growth plans probe wikipedia.org every 60 seconds and send alerts via email, Telegram, or Discord — typically within 1–5 minutes of detection.

Does Wikipedia have an official status page?

Wikipedia does not publish a dedicated status page. WebsiteDown monitors wikipedia.org with HTTP probes, AI source scanning, and community reports.

Wikipedia is a web service at wikipedia.org. Visit the Wikipedia status page on WebsiteDown for outage data, community reports, and AI-sourced intelligence.

Educationwikipedia.org

Is Wikipedia Down Right Now?

Wikipedia is a online education platform for learning, courses, and academic tools. Check live server status, AI-detected outage signals, and community reports below.

This status page is powered by WebsiteDown™ — outage detection with sources attached.

Our probeReachable · 11ms

Isolated or user-side issue

The site looks operational from our probe. If you're having problems, try refreshing or checking your connection.

OperationalSynthetic Check

No major incidents detected in the last 30 minutes

wikipedia.orgUpdated just now

301

HTTP Status

11ms

Latency

17:39:30

Checked At

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Outage history

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Live Intelligence

Analysis

Unable to gather web intelligence at this time.

ConfidenceNo signals

AI-assisted analysis — not guaranteed accurate. Verify with the service's official status page before making decisions.

0reports / 24h

Signals behind this result3 signals observed

HTTP probe

Responded 301 in 11ms

Normal

DNS resolution

Resolved in 1ms

Normal

Response latency

11ms round-trip

Normal

Down for everyone or just you?

Down for everyone

Our probe fails · Server-side outage · Status page incident

Just you

Our probe succeeds · Try: clear cache, switch network, disable VPN

Get alerted when Wikipedia goes down

One email when the status flips. No account needed.

Wikipedia Not Working? Try These Fixes

1Refresh the page — educational platforms see heavy load spikes during deadlines and exam periods
2Clear your browser cache and cookies for wikipedia.org — stale sessions cause login failures
3Try the Wikipedia mobile app if the web version is unavailable
4Check if the outage affects all courses and users or just specific assignments
5Notify your instructor if a platform outage affects a deadline — most accept screenshots as proof
6Try a different browser or disable extensions that might interfere with the platform
7Check Wikipedia on social media for real-time updates during incidents

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Incident History

Last 30 days

No recent incidents recorded by WebsiteDown

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