theguardian.com status & reliability report
theguardian.com has held up impressively well over the last year, recording 100% uptime — only about under 1 minute per year all told. It's quick to respond, too — roughly 144 ms to first byte. We recorded no confirmed outages in that window.
Composite of uptime, response time & incident stability · high-confidence
Learn moreUptime over the last 1 month
Each bar is one calendar month with recorded data, computed from 1 availability checks. Bar height is scaled to this site's own range so month-to-month differences stand out; colour reflects the uptime band.
Uptime by time window
At 100%, theguardian.com is budgeted for approximately under 1 minute per year of downtime.
Response time
Average server response over 12 months
Downtime incident history
What users report
Community-reported problem types (all time).
About theguardian.com
theguardian.com is the official website of The Guardian, a British news and media organization owned by the Scott Trust Limited. It publishes digital journalism covering global news, politics, business, technology, culture, and opinion.
Users typically visit theguardian.com to read breaking news, investigative reporting, and commentary, as well as access multimedia content such as podcasts, videos, and live blogs. The site operates on a reader-supported model, offering free access alongside optional contributions and subscriptions.
Founded in 1821, The Guardian has developed a global digital readership and is recognized for its role in independent journalism and public-interest reporting, making theguardian.com a significant source of news online.
Recent community reports
Community reporting for theguardian.com has been quiet recently — the most recent of one logged problem report came in about 5 months ago. Most of those issues involved loading failures rather than isolated slow-downs. Every report traced back to a single country, which points to a localized or individual issue rather than a widespread disruption.
- 🇦🇺 A visitor from Australia reported: Not Loading 5 Months ago
Other tracked services
Frequently asked questions
Is theguardian.com down right now?
theguardian.com is currently operational. This reflects our most recent automated probe combined with live community reports.
How reliable is theguardian.com?
theguardian.com has maintained 100% uptime over the past 12 months, earning a reliability grade of A+ (100/100). That equates to roughly under 1 minute per year.
How often does theguardian.com go down?
We have recorded no confirmed downtime incidents for theguardian.com in the past 12 months.
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Reliability data last updated 2026-06-12 07:37:10 UTC. Measurements are independent and observational.