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Is CNN Down?

No — CNN is up

Reachable from all 18 checked regions

Average response time: 135ms

Last checked · checks run every 30 minutes

CNN uptime

99.88%
Last 7 days
99.89%
Last 30 days
99.92%
Last 90 days
188ms
Avg response, 30 days

Measured from multiple regions every 30 minutes. Percentages count only checks that returned an availability answer — 49 days measured so far. A dash means that window does not yet hold enough measured days to publish a figure.

30-day history

Aug 14: 100.00% uptime, 864 checks
Aug 15: 100.00% uptime, 877 checks
Aug 16: 100.00% uptime, 856 checks
Aug 17: 99.77% uptime, 877 checks
Aug 18: 99.89% uptime, 911 checks
Aug 19: 99.78% uptime, 918 checks
Aug 20: 99.90% uptime, 953 checks
Aug 21: 99.89% uptime, 902 checks
Aug 22: 99.88% uptime, 863 checks
Aug 23: 100.00% uptime, 845 checks
Aug 24: 100.00% uptime, 845 checks
Aug 25: 100.00% uptime, 881 checks
Aug 26: 100.00% uptime, 863 checks
Aug 27: 100.00% uptime, 864 checks
Aug 28: 99.76% uptime, 845 checks
Aug 29: 100.00% uptime, 864 checks
Aug 30: 99.88% uptime, 862 checks
Aug 31: 99.88% uptime, 863 checks
Sep 1: 99.88% uptime, 861 checks
Sep 2: 99.49% uptime, 791 checks
Sep 3: 99.50% uptime, 799 checks
Sep 4: 100.00% uptime, 694 checks
Sep 5: 100.00% uptime, 680 checks
Sep 6: 100.00% uptime, 730 checks
Sep 7: 100.00% uptime, 747 checks
Sep 8: 99.89% uptime, 893 checks
Sep 9: 100.00% uptime, 904 checks
Sep 10: 99.65% uptime, 864 checks
Sep 11: 100.00% uptime, 870 checks
Sep 12: 99.64% uptime, 837 checks
Aug 14 Today
No downtime Partial Downtime Not measurable No data

Reachability by region

Each region runs its own request from a different part of the world. A service can be up for one continent and down for another, which is usually the first sign of a routing or CDN problem.

ams
66ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 18ms
arn
272ms
DNS 0ms TCP 11ms TLS 15ms TTFB 177ms
bom
113ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 8ms TTFB 20ms
cdg
223ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 159ms
dfw
114ms
DNS 0ms TCP 2ms TLS 7ms TTFB 38ms
ewr
128ms
DNS 0ms TCP 6ms TLS 11ms TTFB 41ms
fra
67ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 24ms
gru
74ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 17ms
iad
125ms
DNS 0ms TCP 7ms TLS 12ms TTFB 38ms
jnb
602ms
DNS 1ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 542ms
lax
117ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 8ms TTFB 30ms
lhr
94ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 23ms
nrt
66ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 22ms
ord
87ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 7ms TTFB 29ms
sin
80ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 9ms TTFB 26ms
sjc
86ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 10ms TTFB 25ms
syd
63ms
DNS 0ms TCP 1ms TLS 8ms TTFB 20ms
yyz
64ms
DNS 0ms TCP 0ms TLS 6ms TTFB 15ms

What CNN does

CNN is one of the world's most visited news websites, providing 24/7 coverage of breaking news, politics, world events, business, entertainment, and technology. It reaches hundreds of millions of readers monthly through its website, mobile apps, and social media presence. CNN.com is a primary source of real-time news for readers globally.

What an outage looks like

When CNN.com is down, the homepage may fail to load or display an error page. Live video streams and breaking news tickers stop working. Individual article pages may return 404 or 500 errors. The CNN mobile app may show stale content or fail to refresh with new stories.

What to do about it

For news, switch to an alternative outlet like BBC, Reuters, AP News, or Fox News. If only the website is down, try the CNN mobile app or check CNN's social media feeds (@CNN on Twitter/X) which often continue to post during website outages. For live event coverage, try YouTube or TV broadcasts.

Is it down for everyone, or just you?

If this page says CNN is up but it is not loading for you, the problem is between you and them. Run a check against any URL from up to 18 cities across three regions to find out where it breaks.

Test it yourself

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CNN outage FAQ

Why do news websites like CNN go down?
News websites experience outages for the same reasons as other large sites: server failures, CDN issues, or deployment problems. Additionally, breaking news events can cause massive traffic spikes that overwhelm servers. CNN invests heavily in infrastructure but unexpected surges can still cause issues.
Does CNN's website outage affect CNN TV?
No, CNN's television broadcast and CNN.com run on completely separate infrastructure. A website outage does not affect the cable TV channel. You can continue watching CNN on your television provider during a website outage.
Can I access CNN articles through Google Cache?
Yes, Google typically caches recent CNN articles. Search for the article headline in Google and click the cached version link. This won't have the most recent updates but will show the article content as it appeared when Google last indexed it.
Are CNN's social media accounts affected by a website outage?
No, CNN's Twitter/X, Facebook, and Instagram accounts operate independently of CNN.com. During website outages, CNN's social media team typically continues posting news updates. Following CNN on social media is a reliable backup for staying informed.

How we measure this

  • We request CNN's public endpoint every 30 minutes from Fly.io regions across six continents — the most recent check ran from 18 of them.
  • A region counts as down only when it gets no usable HTTP response. A 403 or 429 means the origin answered and refused us, which we report as blocked, never as an outage.
  • A single failing region is treated as probe noise. We only change the verdict when two consecutive cycles agree.
  • Response times average only the regions that actually served the page, so a timeout never inflates the number.
  • Where CNN publishes an official status feed we read it too. An all-clear from the vendor can soften an unconfirmed degradation; a vendor-declared outage only worsens our verdict when our own checks corroborate it.

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