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ChatGPT Faces Widespread Outage Impacting Thousands Of Users

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ChatGPT Faces Widespread Outage Impacting Thousands Of Users

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Last Updated: Jun 11, 2025

Written by Kiara Fabbri Multimedia Journalist
Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Content Manager

ChatGPT faced a major outage on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, affecting many users worldwide.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

ChatGPT experienced a major outage on June 10, 2025.
Nearly 2,000 outage reports appeared on Downdetector.
Users received error messages like “Too many concurrent requests.”

The website Downdetector recorded 2,000 reports of internet service problems during this time. Users encountered both “Too many concurrent requests” errors, as well as cases where the chatbot failed to respond.

OpenAI’s status page showed “elevated error rates” lasting for over seven hours. Early Tuesday morning, the company said, “Some users are experiencing elevated error rates and latency across the listed services. We are continuing to investigate this issue.”

We are observing elevated error rates and latency across ChatGPT and the API.

Our engineers have identified the root cause and are working as fast as possible to fix the issue.

For updates see our status page: https://t.co/oUGSSyltRU

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) June 10, 2025

OpenAI provided an update about finding the source of the problem while they worked on implementing a fix. The company stated that the complete recovery process for all listed services would need additional time of three hours.

A couple of hours later, OpenAI announced it had found the root cause and was “working on implementing a mitigation.” However, it warned, “Full recovery across all listed services may take another few hours.”

The Independent reports that users took to social media to post pictures of their chatbot sessions that displayed both “Hmmm… something seems to have gone wrong” and “network error” messages prompting them to check their connection status.

OpenAI, valued at $300 billion, has around 400 million weekly active users and 10 million paid subscribers for its premium service, as noted by The Independent.

Kiara Fabbri

Written by: Kiara Fabbri

Hi, I’m Kiara Fabbri a Tech News Writer at WatchEverywhere. I'm a multimedia journalist with a keen interest in innovative and immersive news storytelling. Fluent in three languages—Italian, English, and Spanish—I'm deeply engaged in all facets of news reporting. I am currently undertaking a Ph.D. exploring VR applications in journalism. Following my studies in psychology (BSc) and political psychology (MSc), I embarked on a three-year journey across South America. During this time, I undertook a 4000 km solo bicycle trip from Chile to Brazil. There, I camped, cooked on the road, and volunteered in various facilities. It was during these travels that I discovered my passion for journalism. Subsequently, I pursued a Master's program in journalism innovation and enterprise. My career in journalism has seen me produce VR immersive experiences covering a range of topics. These include documenting an Anti Militaristic raid of a NATO Base, life in the Brazilian Favelas, the recent violent protest clashes in Buenos Aires and finally social projects run by Skaters in the Argentinian ghettos. In addition to my journalistic endeavours, I also practice parkour, a discipline I have cultivated over several years now. I love to make the most of this skill in my journalistic style; for example, it has enabled me to capture dynamic footage from heights during the recent violent clashes in Buenos Aires. There, I scaled heights and employed a long stick on my camera to create aerial 360° views. Through my dedication to pushing the boundaries of journalism, I am committed to amplifying voices, sparking meaningful conversations, and driving positive change in the world.

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