Thousands Report Spotify Outage Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.Jun 16, 2026, 10:38am EDTJun 16, 2026, 10:39am EDTToplineThousands of users reported problems with the audio streaming service Spotify Tuesday morning, just one month after 22,000 users reported log in errors and other issues in a major disruption in mid May.The Spotify app icon is being displayed on a smartphone in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on February 11, 2024.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsUser-reported problems with Spotify started to spike at 9:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday and, by 10:25 a.m., had hit 4,600 according to Down Detector, a website that tracks reports of user complaints. More than half of users reported problems with Spotify's app, 24% said audio streaming wasn't working and another 15% said they were unable to connect to the service's server. Spotify had not updated its status website or X account with any information on the outage as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. This is a developing story and will be updated.LOADING VIDEO PLAYER...FORBES’ FEATURED Video