Widespread Google Cloud Outage Disrupts Multiple Internet Services
On Thursday, June 12, 2025, Google Cloud experienced a significant service disruption that impacted numerous internet platforms globally. Beginning around 10:51 a.m. PT, Google's status dashboard reported outages across multiple Google Cloud Platform (GCP) products, leading to widespread interruptions for various web services and applications.
Extent and Impact of the Outage
The disruption affected more than a dozen Google Cloud services across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Users and businesses reported difficulties accessing critical cloud-based applications, causing operational challenges for many tech companies.
Among the notable platforms experiencing interruptions were Twitch, GitHub, GitLab, Replit, Mailchimp, and developer tools like Weights and Biases and LangChain. Additionally, a surge in online searches for Google's developer platform Firebase suggested growing user concern about services built on this infrastructure.
Google’s Response and Recovery Efforts
Google promptly acknowledged the issue through its status page, confirming investigation into the disruption but initially did not provide an estimated time for resolution. By later afternoon, the company noted that some customers continued to experience varying degrees of impact, with engineering teams actively working towards restoring full functionality.
At the peak of the outage, over 13,000 incident reports concerning Google Cloud appeared on monitoring websites, although this number decreased significantly as services began to stabilize.
Broader Industry Reaction and Implications
The outage also had ripple effects on other cloud-dependent services. For instance, Cloudflare, a major web security and content delivery network, reported limited impact affecting only a subset of services utilizing Google Cloud, while its core offerings remained operational. This incident corresponded with a notable 5% drop in Cloudflare’s stock price on the same day.
Despite some reports of disruptions to Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company officially stated no issues affected their platform during this period, suggesting the disturbance was confined largely to Google’s ecosystem.
What This Means for Google’s Cloud Ambitions
The outage underscores ongoing challenges for Google Cloud as it strives to compete with industry leaders Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Under the leadership of CEO Thomas Kurian, Google Cloud has been a rapidly growing segment, fueled partly by rising demand for artificial intelligence services. However, reliability remains critical as enterprises increasingly depend on robust cloud platforms.
Earlier this year, Google announced staff reductions in sales and customer service teams within its cloud division, reflecting strategic shifts amid a competitive market landscape.
Conclusion
Thursday’s outages highlight the fragility of even the largest cloud infrastructures and the far-reaching consequences when service interruptions occur. As Google continues to investigate and resolve these issues, affected businesses are reassessing their cloud strategies to mitigate similar risks in the future.
