ChatGPT Down Worldwide as Users Face Major Access Issues

Chatgpt Down Worldwide As Users Face Major Access Issues

If you tried to ask ChatGPT a question today and got a big fat “network error” in return — you’re not alone.

OpenAI’s wildly popular AI chatbot had what can only be described as a digital meltdown on Monday, June 10. Users across the globe — from India to the UK and deep into the U.S. — were hit with errors, failed messages, and a frustrating silence where answers should’ve been.

“Hmm… something seems to have gone wrong,” read the now-infamous error message. Yes, it did.

According to Hindustan Times, the issue kicked off in the early hours of the day, peaking around 12:30 PM IST. Indian users flooded DownDetector with over 800 reports. In the UK, more than 1,000 users reported problems. Stateside? Over 1,000 and counting.

And it wasn’t just a hiccup. More than 90% of reports were tied directly to the ChatGPT interface itself, meaning users couldn’t even type a prompt, let alone get a response.

OpenAI isn’t staying quiet. On its official status page, the company confirmed “elevated error rates impacting ChatGPT and Sora” — that’s their video AI tool. The team says they’re actively digging into the problem. But no clear cause or fix timeline has been given yet.

So yeah, it’s not just you. Your AI bestie is having a rough day. Meanwhile, social media had a field day. Users turned to Twitter/X to air their grievances and make jokes. One post read: “Even ChatGPT needed a mental health day. Mood.”

The Verge, in its coverage, noted that even OpenAI’s new features like Sora were impacted, hinting at deeper infrastructure issues.

And just to rub salt in the silicon wound — this isn’t the first time. ChatGPT has seen several outages in recent months, often tied to traffic surges or backend updates. Still, a full-blown, hours-long global disruption like this? Rare. And annoying.

Some users are now turning to alternatives like Google’s Gemini or Anthropic’s Claude — but many are just refreshing ChatGPT and hoping for the best.

Let’s face it. Whether you use ChatGPT to draft emails, code, brainstorm, or just kill time, having it vanish without warning is a digital curveball no one enjoys.

The wait continues. And yes, this article was written before ChatGPT could recover to help with it.