ChatGPT Experiences Widespread Outage on June 10, 2025; OpenAI Confirms Recovery Efforts
On June 10, 2025, OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, encountered a major service disruption, affecting users across multiple countries. The outage began around 2:45 PM IST, impacting both web and mobile users who faced difficulties accessing core functionalities.
Earlier in the day, reports from DownDetector indicated that ChatGPT users started experiencing issues as early as 6:44 AM IST, with approximately 705 reports recorded at that time. The number of complaints escalated throughout the day, particularly in regions such as India and the United States.
Despite the disruption, other AI chatbots—including Grok, Gemini, and Perplexity—remained fully operational. Many users sought alternative platforms to continue their work as OpenAI’s services remained unavailable.
OpenAI’s Response
At approximately 08:24 PM IST, OpenAI acknowledged the outage and stated that recovery efforts were underway. “We are working to fix the problem, and some recovery is visible on the API. Full restoration of all services may take a few more hours,” the company noted on its status page.
Earlier, OpenAI confirmed that the disruption affected multiple services, including ChatGPT, its APIs, and Sora, the company’s video-generation tool. Users experienced delays and errors while accessing these platforms, prompting OpenAI to launch an investigation.
As of now, OpenAI has not provided a specific resolution timeline or disclosed the root cause of the outage, leaving many users—particularly those who rely on ChatGPT for work and study—frustrated.
Social Media Reactions
The outage has sparked considerable discussion on social media, with users voicing their concerns. One user on X, @pathray_ri77258, humorously commented, “ChatGPT is so overworked that it can’t even finish messages… Looks like @OpenAI is having a burnout day!”
This incident is among the most significant service disruptions OpenAI has faced in recent months. Users are advised to follow OpenAI’s official status page for further updates.
