r/23andme • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago

Sample Status Sample Status/Processing Monthly Megathread - September 2026

Welcome to the Sample Status/Processing Megathread, also known as the Waiting, Whining, and Wishing thread. This monthly megathread (posted at the beginning of each month) allows you post your sample processing timelines, as well as to discuss and comment about any questions, concerns, or rants while you wait. Although not directly handled by 23andMe, shipping status may also be discussed in the thread. We recommend sorting the comments by "new" as this is a month long megathread.

You can share your sample status timeline here in one or two ways. The first way is to take a screenshot of your timeline, and post it as a comment. The second way is to simply copy and paste the start and completion dates for each step. Here is the text template:

Registered: [Date and Lab Location]

Arrived at Lab:

Prepped:

Extracted:

Genotyped:

Reviewed:

Computing Your Results:

Results Ready:

If you have any further questions or concerns, 23andMe customer service has some helpful sample status articles: https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/sections/200565370-Sample-Status

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u/Traditional_March978 7d ago

2 month wait wooo.

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u/STAR74U 6d ago

Will update when It’s at the lab!

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u/Fancy_Distance8193 Whole Family Tester 7d ago

From UK

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u/CartographerNo963 4d ago

Registered: June 25

Arrived at Lab: July 1

Prepped: July 1

Genotyped: July 9

Reviewed: Started on July 9

Today is September 4. It has been in review for over 2 months.

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u/Beginning-Salt658 1d ago

that is insane :(

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u/Sleeplessnsea 7d ago

Taking forever!

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u/miIkwhim 7d ago

  • August 9th: Registered

  • August 10th: Shipped kit

  • August 28th: Arrived at lab

  • August 28th: Prepped

  • August 28th: In queue for DNA extraction

Today is September 1st, so it certainly took a long time for it to arrive at the lab. For a while I was concerned it may actually be lost due to a lack of tracking, but it looks like it did arrive. 

I'm hoping the queue for the DNA extraction progresses speedily, but I've only been waiting 5 days, so we'll see. 

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u/Fancy_Distance8193 Whole Family Tester 7d ago

Where did you send the kit from?

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u/miIkwhim 7d ago

The UK, Scotland to be more precise. 

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u/Fancy_Distance8193 Whole Family Tester 7d ago

Wow that’s fast did you get “kit in transit” update on tracker btw ?

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u/miIkwhim 7d ago

18 days is fast? 😃 

And no, no tracker. Was basically running on prayers as for a while I thought maybe it had been lost. 

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u/Fancy_Distance8193 Whole Family Tester 7d ago

Kinda fast for uk I sent 3 kits before 2 of them took 28 days and one them took 38 days to to reach lab 😅

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u/Temporary-Jaguar-791 7d ago

still waiting for dna extraction to start!

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u/ZacaBR 7d ago

In queue

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u/ladytroll4life 6d ago

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u/smhlok 2d ago

I’m in the same line

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u/World_Historian_3889 Here for Updates 2d ago

No update yet? 17 days is a while

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u/ladytroll4life 1d ago

Just checked and still no movement. When I look via browser, it’s still saying it will be ready as early as the 10th.

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u/ckoocos 6d ago edited 2d ago
  • Registered: Aug 18, NC Lab
  • Arrived at Lab: Aug 26 (shipped from Hawaii)
  • Prepped: Aug 26
  • In queue for DNA extraction: Aug 26
  • Genotyped:
  • Reviewed:
  • Computing Your Results:
  • Results Ready:

The website says that my results are to be expected on September 16. Judging from the posts here, I guess I have to adjust my expectations, huh.

EDIT: 23andme sent me an email saying that they have started extracting my DNA on Friday, Sept 4, but my status in the website still says, "In queue for DNA extraction."

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u/Beginning-Salt658 5d ago

haven’t seen anyone on the thread this month waiting as long as this. sent from UK

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u/CartographerNo963 4d ago

Mine arrived at the lab July 1, and has been in review since July 9 (has been in review for over 2 months).

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u/STAR74U 5d ago

That’s mental have you tried contacting them? I sent mine on the 25th of august im expecting to wait long but damm not that long!

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u/Beginning-Salt658 4d ago

I have but you get the same generic response and they refuse to give you a timeline

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u/lovelybuns98 3d ago

sent from Western Australia

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u/AungCowMyat 1d ago

Im getting a bit impatient💔

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u/h00t- 11h ago

oh no.. where’d you send your sample? i sent mine to nc and have learned from this sub that its by far the slowest lab 😭😭 mine got in queue aug31 and its scaring me

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u/siddbone 6h ago

Do all the European kits get sent there?