A widespread Google outage occurred late Thursday, affecting Google’s main services, including Spotify, Snapchat, Gmail, Google Drive, YouTube, and others.
The outage, according media reports, left many users unable to access these services.
Company’s Reaction: Google has publicly confirmed the incident, assuring users of its express effort in resolving the disruption on its platforms.
“The issue with Google Chat, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Cloud Search, Google Tasks, Google Voice has been resolved for all affected users,” the company said.
Recall that on Tuesday, millions around the globe in a similar fashion experienced an outage while using ChatGPT.
Internal Investigation: It claimed it is conducting an internal investigation into the cause of the outage, saying, “We will publish an analysis of this incident once we have completed our internal investigation.”
What Caused the Google Crash?
While the company has stated that the problem has been fixed, it is yet to disclose the root cause of the disruption.
What we know
The outage, which began around 1:50 p.m. ET, caused widespread disruptions to various Google services. It also impacted other services, including Twitch, Discord, AWS, and Cloudfare.
- TechParley gathered that there were over 14,000 reports of Google Cloud being down in the United States around 2:32 p.m. ET.
- At the peak of the disruption, there were approximately 46,000 outage reports on Spotify and 10,992 on Discord.
- For a disruption of this magnitude, Techparley understands that the outage may have affected a larger number of users than reported.
At the time of filing this report, however, all affected services have been restored and appear to be stable. And, anyone still experiencing issues may likely be suffering from a local connectivity challenge.
What Can You Do If a Google Outage Occurs Again?
- Visit Google’s status dashboard for updates.
- Switch to alternative services like Microsoft Office or Dropbox.
- Report to Google’s support channels.
- Follow Google’s social media or blogs for updates.
- Try waiting and retrying the service later.
