When one of the biggest sites on the internet goes down, people have to scramble to find an alternative. When one of the biggest sites on the internet goes down, people have to scramble to find an alternative. This chart shows the exact moment YouTube went downAnd that’s what happened when YouTube went offline for more than an hour overnight. A chart of Google Trends posted to Reddit showed clearly how searches for Vimeo and Dailymotion, two other video sites, rose sharply immediately after YouTube went dark. Mr Vimeo I don't feel so good... — Dr. Grandayy 🏥 (@grandayy) October 17, 2018YouTube eventually tweeted at 2.41am BST on Wednesday that everything was back up and running.

Source: Irish Independent October 17, 2018 13:07 UTC