Tumblr down? Thousands complain of outage, company reacts: ‘Jokes aside…'

Tumblr was down for thousands of users between 4 am and 5 am (IST) on Saturday, Downdetector reported. Several users took to X to complain that they were facing issues with the microblogging website.

“Tumblr is down and I feel like I’ve been locked out of my house and I’ve got to wait for my mum to come and let me in,” one user wrote on X. Another wrote in capital letter, “TUMBLR IS DOWN I HATE EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE.”

“Tumblr's still down so. i guess that's it. it's all over. the internet is dead,” read another Comment.

‘Major outage’

As per Downdetector, around 6,800 users reported problems with Tumblr around 5:30 am. “User reports indicate problems with Tumblr since 5:55 PM EST. How is it affecting you?,” it posted on X.

The majority reported problems with the app (63 percent) and 36 percent reported problems with the website.

Several commented on Downdetector's report, with one saying, “i feel like a small victorian boy in a chilly night starvign to death.” Another person said, “RIP Tumblr it was good while it lasted.”

Outage tracking website Automatticstatus.com also confirmed a “major outage”. It reported that “Component ‘Tumblr API (Tumblr)’ and a few other components are Down.” The affected components were Tumblr API,‌ Tumblr Dashboard‌, it added.

Tumblr reacts

Amid several complaints, Tumblr issued a statement. It read, "Some fellow named … how do I pronounced this? “Goncharov”? … tripped on a power cable and unplugged the server!"

“Jokes aside, apologies if Tumblr isn't working. We're fixing! Back ASAP.”

Tumblr also replied to many of the comments on its posts, prompting a response from one person: “STOP REPLYING TO US AND FIX IT.”

“I can fix it or it can be fixed correctly. we can't have both,” Tumblr responded. Another comment read, “Stop responding to replies and get it BACK UP 😂😂😂”

On a post that said, "C'mon do something," Tumblr said, “Literally the first thing i tried...”

Is Tumblr back?

According to Automatticstatus.com, the “major outage” was resolved around 6:40 am (IST) on Saturday. The outage reportedly ran for 2 hours and 14 mins, it added.

“All components are Operational,” Automatticstatus.com reported.

What is Tumblr?

Tumblr is a microblogging and social media platform which is used for sharing diverse multimedia content like text, photos, GIFs, videos, and music. It reportedly has 135 to 142 million monthly active users as of early 2026.