By Skylink Times Desk, đź“… June 10, 2025
In a rare and widespread incident, ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, faced a major global outage on Monday, leaving millions of users unable to access the platform across web and mobile apps.
The disruption started around midday UTC and continued for several hours. Users from across the world — including India, the US, Europe, and parts of Southeast Asia — reported being logged out or unable to generate responses.
According to OpenAI’s official status page and updates on social media, the issue was linked to unexpected server overload and degraded API performance, affecting not only ChatGPT users but also developers using the OpenAI API for third-party apps.
“We are aware of the issue and working to restore full service,” OpenAI stated during the downtime. By late evening (IST), services were gradually restored, although some features remained slow or unresponsive.
Who Was Affected the Most?
The outage had ripple effects across industries:
- Students and professionals relying on ChatGPT for writing, coding, and research faced major disruptions.
- Developers using OpenAI APIs in products and services experienced app failures.
- Newsrooms and content creators depending on AI tools saw delays in production schedules.
- Social media buzzed with memes and frustration, with #ChatGPTDown trending for hours.
OpenAI’s Response
OpenAI has not yet released a detailed post-mortem, but internal sources suggest the issue stemmed from a sudden spike in user traffic, likely due to newly rolled-out features and global user growth.
This is the second notable disruption in recent months, raising questions about the platform’s scalability as reliance on generative AI continues to rise.
What’s Next?
OpenAI is expected to roll out infrastructure improvements and issue a public statement with technical details about the incident. Meanwhile, users are advised to follow OpenAI’s status page for real-time updates.
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