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Is Duolingo down for you? Here's what's going on
Oct 21, 2026 — 11:44 AM ET
- Users are reporting that Duolingo is down.
- The company confirms that the service is experiencing a major outage.
- Duolingo says that it is investigating the incident.
Update: October 21, 2026 (1:59 PM ET): After briefly coming back online, the outage has returned. Duolingo says it is investigating the issue.
Update: October 21, 2026 (1:30 PM ET): According to Duolingo’s status page, all systems are operational once again.
Original article: October 21, 2026 (11:44 AM ET): If you were looking to get some early practice in on Duolingo today, you’re out of luck. If it’s any consolation, you’re not the only one experiencing issues. The language learning service is running into elevated errors at the moment.
Users are reporting that the Duolingo app is not working. Over on Duolingo’s status page, the company confirms that it is experiencing a major outage. As a result, users should expect to see an increased rate of errors. Duolingo says that it is currently investigating the incident.
Downdetector is showing that there are signs of recovery, so the issue may not last long. We’ll keep an eye on the situation and update this article when everything is back online.
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