ChatGPT Global Service Outage Disrupts Millions of Users
ChatGPT experienced a global service outage on 24 April that made the platform inaccessible to users worldwide, disrupting approximately 300 million weekly users and affecting work, learning and business operations.
What happened
ChatGPT experienced a large-scale service outage on 24 April, with the official website unable to function and displaying error messages to users attempting to access it.
Downdetector data confirmed a surge in ChatGPT malfunction reports beginning around 10:00 AM on 24 April, affecting users globally including in the United States, Canada, Japan, Italy and Taiwan.
Reported impact
The outage disrupted approximately 300 million weekly users of ChatGPT globally and affected individual work, learning and enterprise operations to varying degrees.
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