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flag On January 4, 2026, a global server outage disrupted League of Legends for millions, causing login failures and crashes worldwide.

flag On January 4, 2026, League of Legends experienced a global outage affecting thousands of players, primarily on desktop, with widespread login failures, client crashes, and loading screen freezes across regions like North America and EUW. flag Over 7,000 complaints were reported on Downdetector, spiking social media searches for “Is League down?”, while Riot Games confirmed the issue was server-side and acknowledged ongoing efforts to resolve it without providing a timeline. flag The disruption impacted all game modes, including ranked and Teamfight Tactics, with troubleshooting steps proving ineffective due to the backend nature of the problem. flag Recovery was gradual, affecting a vast player base of 120–131 million monthly active users, though mobile users of other Riot services reported fewer issues.

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