What Happened to ChatGPT Today?
ChatGPT not working? You’re not alone. On July 16, 2025, millions of users reported issues with ChatGPT being slow, unresponsive, or showing error messages. According to DownDetector, over 3,400 reports came in from the U.S. alone, with global impact reaching 82% of users facing problems such as:
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Unresponsive or frozen chats
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Inability to load previous conversations
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Slow performance and timeouts
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Errors like “Unable to load projects”
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“Unusual activity detected” alerts
OpenAI’s Response on ChatGPT Outage
OpenAI officially confirmed the issues via its Status Page, citing “elevated error rates” across several services, including:
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ChatGPT record mode
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Sora (video model)
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Codex (developer tool)
A status update at 5:50 AM (Wednesday) indicated that the root cause had been identified, and mitigation efforts were already underway.
“We are currently experiencing issues. Users are seeing elevated errors. Our team is implementing a mitigation,” OpenAI stated.
Who Is Affected?
Data from reports shows that:
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82% of global users experienced issues
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Most affected regions: United States, India, UK, Canada
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The outage is affecting both free and Plus users
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Users reported interruptions across web, iOS, and Android platforms
When Will ChatGPT Be Back Up?
Although OpenAI has not given an exact timeline for full recovery, they confirmed they are actively working on resolving the problem. Based on previous incidents, minor issues are often resolved within hours, while broader disruptions may take longer.
Users are advised to:
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Monitor the official OpenAI Status Page
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Avoid overloading the system with multiple queries
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Be patient during peak demand recovery
What Can You Do During the Outage?
While ChatGPT is down, you can:
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Use alternatives like Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity
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Access cached answers or previously saved chat history (if available)
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Follow OpenAI’s official Twitter/X page for updates
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