Google services restoring after worldwide outage
Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive and other Google services went down simultaneously on Monday.
Gmail, YouTube, Google Classroom and other Google services from Alphabet Inc are being restored after a global outage earlier on Monday.
Downdetector, which tracks internet service outages, showed a range of Google business and consumer products experiencing problems starting about 6:30am ET (11:30 GMT).
User reports indicate Gmail is having problems since 6:56 AM EST. https://t.co/EsWw2oLYjH RT if you're also having problems #Gmaildown
— Downdetector (@downdetector) December 14, 2020
Google’s own page that tracks the performance of its services posted an update at 6.55am ET saying, “We’re aware of a problem with Gmail affecting a majority of users.”
By 7.52am (12:52 GMT), the status page said, “The problem with Gmail should be resolved for the vast majority of affected users.”
The status page did not describe the nature of the problem.
The worldwide disruption saw #YouTubeDOWN and #googledown trend on Twitter as users took the social media platform to share reports and memes of their difficulties accessing services, as well as their relief as they came back online.
User reports indicate Google Meet is having problems since 7:36 AM EST. https://t.co/1aydLSAuNz RT if you're also having problems #GoogleMeetdown
— Downdetector (@downdetector) December 14, 2020