ChatGPT, OpenAI’s renowned AI chatbot, experienced a significant global outage on Thursday, January 23, 2025, affecting users worldwide, including those in Pakistan. The disruption started at approximately 4:30 PM (PKT) and reached its peak at 4:57 PM (PKT), as reported by Downdetector.
During this time, users experienced service interruptions, struggling to access the platform, process requests, and receive accurate responses. The outage rendered ChatGPT inoperable for all users, affecting businesses that depended on it for their daily activities. Users in Pakistan encountered issues with ChatGPT, struggling to initiate chats and access their previous messages.
OpenAI acknowledged the issue and updated its status to “identified,” indicating that the problem was recognized and under investigation. After thorough investigation and the implementation of a fix, OpenAI announced that the issue had been fully resolved. Services have now been restored, allowing users to resume normal operations with ChatGPT and related platforms.