History of Downdetector in Timeline

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Downdetector

Downdetector is a popular website and platform that tracks outages and disruptions across a wide range of online services, websites, and applications. It aggregates user-submitted reports of problems to identify and visualize service disruptions in real-time. Users can report issues they are experiencing, view outage maps, and access historical data on service reliability. Downdetector helps users determine whether problems are isolated to their connection or are widespread issues affecting a service. This allows users to avoid unnecessary troubleshooting steps and stay informed about ongoing outages.

April 2012: Downdetector Founded

In April 2012, Downdetector was founded by Tom Sanders and Sander van de Graaf.

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August 2018: Acquired by Ookla

In August 2018, Downdetector was acquired by Ookla, the company behind Speedtest.net.

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2025: Team Size Described

In 2025, Dhruv Arora from Ookla described Downdetector as having a team size in the double digits.

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March 2026: Acquired by Accenture

In March 2026, Accenture acquired Downdetector.

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