The short answer: no, Omegle is gone. The site closed for good on November 8, 2023, after 14 years. Type omegle.com today and all you get is a farewell letter from founder Leif K-Brooks - nothing else.
Why people think Omegle still exists
- Opportunistic clones. Since the shutdown, dozens of sites have put "omegle" in their domain (omegle.tv, ome.tv, uhmegle…) to grab the traffic. None is the original Omegle - they are third-party platforms of wildly varying quality and safety.
- Old videos. YouTube and TikTok are still full of "Omegle" content filmed before 2023, making it look like the site is running.
- "Omegle is back" rumours. There has been no official return. Every "Omegle is back" you see actually points to a clone.
What really killed Omegle
Omegle never solved moderation. Without real guardrails it became impossible to defend legally, especially around child safety. Lawsuits piled up until the service was untenable. We break it all down in why Omegle shut down in 2023.
Where to go now
The concept - one click, one stranger - is not dead, it just moved. Modern platforms kept Omegle's simplicity while fixing its original flaw: safety. PLOXX is the clearest example: instant matching, but with active moderation, age separation from 15+, and above all an avatar so you never show your face.
For a full comparison, read our ranking of Omegle alternatives, or the safety-first version.
In short
- Omegle has been permanently closed since November 2023.
- Sites reusing the name are third-party clones, not the original.
- The concept lives on through moderated platforms like PLOXX.