ChatGPT faces global outage: Here’s why it happened and who was affected most

On Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI’s ChatGPT went dark for users across the globe. The outage, which began around 2:45 PM IST and peaked shortly after 3:00 PM, left thousands unable to access the AI chatbot. India, the United States, and the United Kingdom were among the worst affected regions.

According to Downdetector, a platform that tracks real-time service disruptions, India alone logged nearly 800 complaints. The US saw close to 1,100, while the UK reported over 1,450 issues.