Netflix down in US during Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul boxing event

According to Downdetector.com, over 12,000 users have reported issues during the peak of the outage
An undated image of a person using Netflix on his iPad — Freepik
An undated image of a person using Netflix on his iPad — Freepik

Netflix experienced a significant service disruption late on Friday in the United States, coinciding with the streaming of a highly anticipated live boxing match featuring Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.

According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, over 12,000 users reported issues during the peak of the outage.

The live event, expected to attract substantial viewership, likely contributed to the platform's technical difficulties. By 9:21pm ET, the number of reported incidents had reduced to 5,114, indicating partial recovery. Downdetector compiles outage data from various user reports to identify service disruptions.

Netflix has yet to issue a statement addressing the outage or its potential link to the surge in traffic for the event. The disruption sparked frustration among viewers, who took to social media to voice their concerns.