Bet365 down: App not working as Cloudflare internet outage hits multiple sites
Cloudflare has left numerous websites inaccessible.
Cloudflare was down for several hours on Friday evening, sparking a widespread internet outage, hitting many major websites including Bet365 and Uber Eats. According to Downdetector, which tracks issues with web platforms, the network saw a high number of complaints this evening.
As of 8.07pm oon Friday, 3998 people had reported issues with the service. Cloudflare operates as a content delivery network and distributed DNS (domain name server). Its services protect website owners from peak loads, comment spam attacks and DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks.
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Cloudfare investigating the issue
In a statement, Cloudflare said: "We are investigating issues with our services and/or network. Users may experience errors or timeouts reaching Cloudflare’s network or services."
Around 4,000 complaints filed till now
Till 8.07pm, around 4,000 people have raised the issue on Downdetector.
Not an off case...
Cloudflare has suffered an outage earlier as well, with the most recent outages recorded in December and November.
Jake Moore, global cybersecurity adviser at ESET, previously said: "If a major provider like Cloudflare goes down for any reason, thousands of websites instantly become unreachable.
"The problems often lie with the fact we are using an old network to direct internet users around the world to websites but it simply highlights there is one huge single point of failure in this legacy design."
Bet365 issues response
Bet365 wrote on X: "We’re aware of an issue with our Website/App, and our Technical Team are working to resolve it as soon as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience."
Is Bet365 down?
Yes, hundreds of users in the UK have reported issues with the betting app and website this evening, according to Downdetector.
Bet365 said they're aware of the issue and working to resolve it.
What does this mean?
When Cloudflare is down, a major portion of the internet's infrastructure is experiencing technical issues, causing hundreds of websites and services to display error messages.
It means the proxy service connecting users to websites is failing, resulting in 500 or 5xx errors.
Which platforms are facing issues?
Bet365
Steam
Uber Eats
Wikipedia
Sky Bet
PlentyOfFish
Cloudflare
Minecraft
Workday
Dead By Daylight
Counter-Strike
ARC Raiders
Amazon Web Services
Dota 2
Overwatch 2
Call of Duty
Paddy Power
Betfair
Uber
Sky Vegas
Microsoft 365
Just Eat
Uber Eats gets 4,000 complaints
Uber Eats had nearly 4,000 outage reports logged by 6.40pm.
One person wrote on X: "Imagine being hungry and Uber Eats app goes down." Another added: "So my Uber eats app just stopped working as my order is on its way."
A third said: "What’s the point of having Uber One when Uber Eats is so unreliable? The last time we tried to order you wouldn’t let us because you said there were no drivers and now the whole app is down. We’re wasting our money!!"
Bet365 'working to resolve' issue
A member of the tech support team for Bet365 said they are aware of the issue and trying to resolve it.
Hi Gavin, we\u2019re aware of an issue with our Website/App, and our Technical Team are working to resolve it as soon as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience.
\u2014 bet365 Help (@bet365help) February 20, 2026
What is Cloudflare?
Cloudflare operates as a content delivery network and distributed DNS (domain name server). Its services protect website owners from peak loads, comment spam attacks and DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks.
Over 450 complaints
As of 6.54pm oon Friday, 457 people had reported issues with Cloudflare on Downdetector.
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