Downdetector, a site that tracks online services, showed hundreds of complaints within just 20 minutes.
On September 3, 2025, ChatGPT users across the world started facing problems with the AI chatbot. Many reported network errors on both the website and mobile app. Frustrated users went to social media to complain about the issue.
Downdetector, a site that tracks online services, showed hundreds of complaints within just 20 minutes. In India alone, over 439 users reported issues. People in many other countries also said they couldn’t access the chatbot.
So far, OpenAI has not made any official statement about the outage. Some users said ChatGPT worked fine for them, but many others were locked out. This caused trouble for students, workers, and regular users who depend on it daily.
This isn’t the first time ChatGPT has gone offline.
January 23, 2025 – Lasted more than three hours and affected Spain, Argentina, and the US.
December 26, 2024 – A global glitch stopped users from logging in.
February 5, 2025 – More than 22,000 users reported problems.
September 1–3, 2025 – Smaller outages happened each day, with the last one lasting about 10 minutes.
These repeated issues are making people question how reliable the chatbot really is.
On social media, the hashtag #ChatGPTDown started trending. One user posted, “ChatGPT is down. Just when I needed it the most.”
Another wrote, “It doesn’t work for me…” Many people shared their anger and disappointment online.
Google Gemini – Quick and simple text generation.
Microsoft Copilot – Similar to ChatGPT Pro, with image tools.
YouChat – Combines AI with search for real-time answers.
Jasper Chat – Great for content creation and SEO writing.
Perplexity AI – Best for research and academic work with citations.
The global ChatGPT outage has affected thousands of users. With no update from OpenAI, people are waiting for a quick fix. Until then, other AI tools can help users stay productive.
