Meta Description: Cloudflare is down globally, causing major disruptions across apps and services. Users face login failures, slow loading, and app crashes as Cloudflare investigates a severe internal service degradation.
A Major Global Outage Hits the Internet
The internet experienced a significant slowdown today as users around the world reported multiple apps going offline at the same time. The reason behind this sudden disruption is now clear: Cloudflare Down has become the biggest tech headline of the day.
Cloudflare confirmed that an unexpected “internal service degradation” on December 5, 2025, is affecting its global network. Since Cloudflare supports a huge portion of the world’s online traffic, even a small hiccup quickly grows into a major issue for millions of users.
People trying to access apps, websites, and online platforms faced slow responses, connection errors, and complete service failures. Social media timelines filled up with confused users asking why everything from shopping apps to news platforms stopped working all at once.
Downdetector Also Goes Down
One of the clearest signs of how serious the outage is: even Downdetector, a platform that tracks outages, malfunctioned. Users could not load the site, which normally serves as the first stop when apps go down.
This tells us the issue is not limited to a few apps—it’s affecting entire layers of internet infrastructure.
Apps that rely on Cloudflare’s CDN, DNS, or security tools began experiencing repeated error messages. Even websites with high traffic protection appeared unreachable.
How Today’s Outage Compares to Previous Cloudflare Failures
While Cloudflare outages are rare, their impact is always massive. This event stands out for its global reach and cross-platform disruption. Here’s a quick comparison:
| Cloudflare Outage Event | Scale of Impact | Main Issue | User Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | Global | Internal service degradation | Apps down, slow loading |
| July 2022 | High | Network routing issue | Delays, partial outages |
| June 2020 | Medium | Router malfunction | Short-term downtime |
This table shows that today’s outage is among the most severe Cloudflare incidents in recent years.
Why the Cloudflare Outage Matters
Cloudflare plays a huge role in keeping the internet working smoothly. It protects websites from attacks, speeds up site performance, and helps manage billions of digital requests every day.
So when Cloudflare is down, the impact is immediate and widespread. Banking apps, entertainment platforms, news websites, and business tools all rely heavily on Cloudflare’s infrastructure.
This outage also shows how dependent the digital world has become on a small number of powerful service providers. When one of them suffers internal issues, the ripple effect can be felt everywhere.
What Users Can Expect Now
For now, the best thing users can do is wait. The outage appears to be linked to internal systems, which means Cloudflare engineers are likely already working to fix the problem. Most apps and services should return to normal once the network stabilizes.
Users may continue to notice slow loading or temporary errors during the recovery process. Once Cloudflare restores its services fully, the affected platforms should automatically resume normal operations.
