ChatGPT Faces Major Outage on June 10, 2025: What We Know So Far
As of Tuesday, June 10, 2025, OpenAI's widely popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, has encountered a significant global outage, disrupting access for thousands of users worldwide. The issue, which began around 3:00 AM ET (12:30 PM IST), has left many unable to interact with the platform, raising concerns about the reliability of AI-driven services in an increasingly digital world.
Reports of the outage started surfacing on outage tracking sites like Downdetector, with over 1,350 users reporting issues by mid-morning. The peak disruption saw approximately 860 reports in India alone by 3:10 PM IST, with 88% of complaints citing the chatbot’s failure to respond to queries. Users across regions have encountered error messages such as "Error in message stream," "Too many concurrent requests," and "Hmm…something seems to have gone wrong," alongside network errors prompting checks on internet connections. The outage has also impacted OpenAI’s API and Sora services, affecting businesses and developers reliant on these tools.
Social media platforms, particularly X, have buzzed with user reactions ranging from frustration to humor. Some have highlighted the chatbot’s critical role in daily tasks, with one user jokingly noting the potential chaos if surgeons depended on it during the outage. Others speculated about causes, including high traffic or even a possible cyber attack, though no official confirmation supports these theories. OpenAI acknowledged the issue on its status page, stating that users are experiencing "elevated error rates and latency" across affected services. The company is actively investigating but has not provided a definitive timeline for resolution.
This isn’t the first time ChatGPT has faced such disruptions in 2025. Earlier outages in January and March, some lasting several hours, were attributed to traffic surges and system overloads. With over 400 million weekly active users and 10 million paying subscribers, the platform’s scale may be straining OpenAI’s infrastructure, a challenge CEO Sam Altman has previously acknowledged. Today’s incident, however, appears more widespread, with reports persisting into the afternoon ET.
As of 4:09 PM +04, some users report intermittent access, suggesting partial recovery, though consistency remains elusive. OpenAI’s past response patterns indicate a fix could be imminent, but the lack of detailed updates fuels speculation. For now, users are turning to alternatives like Claude or Perplexity, though these too faced minor issues earlier this year during similar outages.
TechByTils will continue monitoring this situation, providing updates as OpenAI addresses the outage. This event underscores the growing dependence on AI tools and the need for robust contingency plans in the tech ecosystem.
