Why Is ChatGPT Down? Global Crash Frustrates Users on June 10, 2025

ChatGPT and its Sora video tool faced a widespread outage starting Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at around 3 AM ET (9 AM BST, 12:30 PM IST), leaving millions of users frustrated. The disruption, marked by sluggish responses and network errors, affected users globally, with no clear resolution timeline provided.

OpenAI’s status page confirmed “elevated error rates and latency” impacting ChatGPT, Sora, and related APIs. Users reported error messages like “A network error occurred. Please check your connection and try again” and “Hmm… something seems to have gone wrong.” Some experienced slow load times, while others faced complete inaccessibility, though a few retained full access.

DownDetector noted a surge in complaints: over 1,400 in the UK, 1,000+ in the US, and 600–860 in India between 12:30–3:30 PM IST. The global scale of the outage affected multiple time zones, as confirmed by user reports on X, Reddit, and community forums. Social media buzzed with frustration, with users posting, “ChatGPT, my work buddy, is down again” and “I thought my internet was glitching.”

OpenAI acknowledged the issue, stating they are investigating the cause of the degraded performance, particularly for Sora. Updates have continued for over three hours, but no root cause or estimated fix time has been shared. This follows previous outages in December 2024, January 2025, and March 2025, raising concerns about service reliability.

For users facing ChatGPT down issues, OpenAI advises patience to avoid overloading servers, which could trigger additional security checks. Monitoring the official status page (status.openai.com) or DownDetector for real-time updates is recommended.

The outage underscores the reliance on AI tools like ChatGPT for work and daily tasks. As OpenAI works to restore service, users are left awaiting a swift resolution to resume normal operations.