Major Google outage affects millions: Here's all you need to know
Google experienced a significant outage affecting users across the globe. Starting around 9 am ET, individuals reported issues accessing key Google services, including Gmail, the search engine, YouTube, and more. Downdetector, which monitors online outages, recorded a sharp increase in complaints, revealing a widespread impact.
Regional Impact and Service Breakdown
The outage particularly affected major US cities such as Los Angeles and New York City, with additional reports from Houston, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, and Chicago. According to Downdetector’s heat map, 57% of the reported problems were related to Google’s search functionality, 31% were linked to website performance, and 11% concerned Google Drive.
User Reactions and Social Media Highlights
The disruption sparked a surge in social media reactions. One user tweeted, “Debugging why the Internet isn’t working at the office… oh, turns out it’s just @Google that's down,” while another humorously noted, “Trying to Google if Google is down… I think I answered my own question.” Complaints on Downdetector revealed issues ranging from problems with the Chrome PC app to errors with security codes and captchas.
A user from the UK reported, “Google services here in the UK seem to be struggling, DNS issues, Google search down intermittently.” Another added, “Looks like a pretty significant outage, DNS, google cloud, etc.” Complaints also included, “Web login page not working. On Chrome it just reloads the login page, and Edge it loads a blank page.”
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