Downdetector
OwnerOokla[1]
URLdowndetector.com
LaunchedApril 2012; 11 years ago (2012-04)[2]
Current statusOnline

Downdetector is an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services.

The information that is provided by the site is based upon user outage reports, which are collected from various sources, including the page for each website on Downdetector itself and Twitter.[3][1] A map is also shown with the locations of the outage reports, and a list of cities with the corresponding number of reports is shown above the map. Downdetector is available in 45 countries, with a different site for each country.[2][4] Additionally, Downdetector tracks over 12,000 services internationally.[5]

Downdetector was founded in April 2012 by Tom Sanders and Sander van de Graaf.[3] Downdetector was acquired by Ookla, the company behind Speedtest.net, in August 2018.[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Tiffany, Kaitlyn (February 25, 2020). "Where Everyone Goes When the Internet Breaks". The Atlantic. Washington, D.C.: Emerson Collective. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Status overview". Downdetector. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Miners, Zach (May 7, 2013). "Downdetector.com scours Twittersphere to detect service outages faster". Computerworld. Boston: IDG Communications. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Massie, Graeme (October 15, 2020). "Twitter Down: Users complain that service is suffering outage". The Independent. Los Angeles. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Stafford, Kevin (July 20, 2023). "How Gaming Companies Can Detect and Resolve Outages Faster [Webinar] - Ookla®". Ookla - Providing network intelligence to enable modern connectivity. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Downdetector is now part of Ookla". Speedtest by Ookla. August 13, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

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