Google Maps Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports

Tech

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 4 months ago on

March 26, 2026

Google Maps had a possible outage on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Shutterstock)

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Google Maps experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com.

More than 2,500 users had reported problems with the platform as of 10:42 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources.

Most users reported an issue with the platform’s website.

Update at 10:51 a.m.

Nearly 4,000 users have now reported an issue with Google Maps.

Google’s status checker is not indicating an issue at this time.

Update at 11:16 a.m.

More than 8,000 users have now reported an issue with the platform.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.