World

Global outage of ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini affects thousands of users

AI platforms ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini are experiencing a global service outage, impacting users in various regions, including Spain.

3 September 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

AI-generatedWritten by an AI system, editorially responsible — how we work

Archive photo: Global outage of ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini affects thousands of users — Archive photoPhoto: ChatGPT · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

On Thursday afternoon, around 3:00 PM CEST, the AI services ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok experienced a global outage, affecting thousands of users in different parts of the world, including Spain.

According to reports from Down Detector, which monitors the status of internet services, significant issues have been reported with these popular chatbots. Although the causes of the outage are currently unknown, simultaneous disruptions have been noted across various AI platforms.

The newspaper ABC mentioned that the outage is occurring worldwide, with users reporting access issues from various locations. These problems began to arise in the afternoon hours of the same day and have continued since then.

In addition, El Comercio detailed that, besides ChatGPT, failures are also occurring in Gemini and other AI platforms. Over 22,000 users in the United States have reported disruptions, with the company acknowledging that there are 'serious errors' in ChatGPT.

The impact of this outage has been considerable, as many relied on these services for various applications, leading to reactions of concern among users who are unable to access them. As the hours pass, the involved company continues to seek resolution for the reported issues.

El Universal also confirmed the global outage of ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok, adding Gemini to the list of affected services. So far, no official statement has been issued explaining the situation, leaving users uncertain about the duration of the outage.

This item was written by an AI system on the basis of the headlines and short teasers of the independently operating newsrooms named below. We disclose this under Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act). Before publication we check origin and verifiability — anything that appears in only one place is not published — as well as language, substance and legally sensitive content. No separate substantive review of each individual item by a natural person takes place; we therefore do not rely on the exemption in Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of the AI Act. Editorial responsibility for this publication rests with the person named in the imprint (§ 18 Abs. 2 MStV). Please report errors to [email protected] — we will correct or remove the item. Full reports are available from the sources listed.