ChatGPT faces fresh global outage, users flock to social media with complaints
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Several users across the globe faced disruptions on Wednesday (September 3). Users also expressed their frustration on various social media platforms
ChatGPT users worldwide on Wednesday (September 3) reported a major outage, with hundreds of users taking it to social media to vent their frustration over disruptions. According to Downdetector, a website that tracks online service status, hundreds of reports have been filed in the past 20 minutes. In India alone, over 439 users flagged problems, suggesting the issue is widespread.
The outage appears to be hitting both the website and mobile app, with users experiencing network errors. While some report normal functioning, many are unable to access the chatbot at all. OpenAI, ChatGPT’s developer, has not yet commented on the disruption.
This is not the first time ChatGPT has faced downtime. Past outages include: A global failure lasting over three hours disrupted users in Spain, Argentina, and the US (Jan 23, 2025), A glitch left the platform not working (Dec 26, 2024), A major outage generated more than 22,000 Downdetector complaints (Feb 5, 2025). In recent times, minor outages were reported on Sept 1, 2, and 3, 2025, including a 10-minute disruption on Tuesday (September 2).
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