Gemini Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows

Tech

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 3 weeks ago on

October 8, 2026

Gemini logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)

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

More than 6,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 9:30 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources.

Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said they were experiencing issues with the AI generation function.

Update at 9:40 a.m.

Nearly 10,000 users have now reported an issue with Gemini.

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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.