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ChatGPT Outage Disrupts Users Worldwide
30 Oct, 2025
Summary
- ChatGPT experiencing widespread outage issues
- Reported over 1,000 issues on Down Detector
- OpenAI confirms problems for free users
On 2025-10-30T20:08:23+00:00, just a day after a serious Microsoft Azure outage, it seems that OpenAI's ChatGPT is also experiencing significant issues. According to the outage tracking website Down Detector, problems with ChatGPT began spiking just before 3PM ET, about 30 minutes prior to the current timestamp.
The outage has resulted in over 1,000 reported issues, with users on both the desktop and iOS app versions of ChatGPT encountering an "Error in message stream" message when attempting to use the service. This includes TechRadar's own Global Editor in Chief, Marc McLaren, who is based in the UK and facing similar difficulties.
In response to the growing outage, OpenAI has confirmed the problems, particularly for free users of ChatGPT. The company is currently working to resolve the situation, and TechRadar has reached out for further comment.
