Massive June 12, 2025 internet outage: What we know so far

On Thursday afternoon, a massive list of popular internet services all started experiencing outages at the same time.

Thousands of confused internet users took to Google and social media to ask why they couldn't log into their favorite websites and apps. The front page of Down Detector was a menagerie of spiking orange line graphs, starting around 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 12. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis owns both Mashable and Down Detector.)

Here's what we know so far.

What's causing the service outage?

At the time of writing, it's unclear what the cause of this outage is, though CloudFlare has reported problems. Cloudflare's status page is reporting broad service interruptions, which could explain why the problem is so widespread.

According to the most recent updates from the company:

• "We are starting to see services recover. We still expect to see intermittent errors across the impacted services as systems handle retried and caches are filled."

• "We are seeing a number of services suffer intermittent failures. We are continuing to investigate this and we will update this list as we assess the impact on a per-service level."

• Cloudflare engineering is investigating an issue causing Access authentication to fail. Cloudflare Zero Trust WARP connectivity is also impacted.

What does Down Detector say?

Down Detector, a platform where users can report errors, has received an avalanche of user reports, with Google Services, popular AI platforms, and e-commerce websites all affected. Social apps like Twitch, Nintendo Switch Online, and Discord all received a spike in error reports as well.

Even more services. Credit: Screenshot: Downdetector

Some impacted services. Credit: Screenshot: Downdetector

More services. Credit: Screenshot: Downdetector

Is Google down?

Down Detector users have reported problems to a variety of Google services, although Google search and Gmail appear to be working for most users. Multiple Mashable reporters have also experienced problems accessing services such as Google Meet. Google Cloud is also reporting issues, which would help explain why so many Google services are struggling.

As of 3:30 p.m. ET, Google Cloud said it doesn't have an ETA for "full recovery" yet.

What websites, apps, and platforms are affected?

As of 3:20 p.m. ET, dozens of popular platforms are down or experiencing issues. According to Down Detector, the following sites reported a surge in error messages.

• Discord

• Google and all related services (e.g. YouTube, Google Meet)

• Spotify

• Twitch

• Character.ai

• Rocket League

• Amazon Web Services

• Cloudflare

• Etsy

• Pokemon Trading Card Game

• Snapchat

• fuboTV

• Anthropic

• Shopify

• Gemini

• MLB.tv

• Doordash

• Ikea

• Equifax

• Marvel

• Vimeo

• Nintendo Switch Online

• Gitlab

• Calendly

• Bluesky

• Grok

• Fortnite

• Apple Music

• Netflix

• Disney Plus

• Prime Video

This story is developing...

UPDATE: Jun. 12, 2025, 3:45 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with additional details about the widespread internet service disruption.