From Facebook To Microsoft To OpenAI Platforms Down In 2024 Even in 2024, the platforms of big tech companies could not remain untouched by going down. From Facebook to Microsoft, OpenAI had to face ‘system outages’. Today, we are discussing the top 10 tech companies that went down in 2024:
Facebook went down on March 5. More than 10 million users were affected when Facebook went down. Millions of social media activities were disrupted after Facebook went down. Due to this users were forced to move to other platforms.
Crowdstrike
On July 19, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike reported an outage affecting 5 million users. The outage raised concerns about digital security and highlighted the importance of reliable cybersecurity. The problem with CloudStrike caused Windows devices to display a blue screen. This also affected telecom companies and financial institutions in Nepal.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is one of the most downed platforms this year. Recently, after the tool that creates videos using words was released to the public, various OpenAI platforms were down. ChatGPT was also included in that. ChatGPT was down before that on June 4, August 15, and November 9. ChatGPT users around the world were affected during that time. The platform has more than 300 million monthly active users. According to the company, ChatGPT receives more than one billion messages a day.
AT&T
On February 22, US telecommunications company AT&T experienced an outage that left 3.4 million users without service. The outage severely impacted telecommunications services across the US.
Instagram went down on March 5. More than 3.3 million users were affected. When Meta’s other platform, Facebook, was also down, users expressed dissatisfaction with Meta.
Verizon
On September 30, US telecommunications company Verizon experienced an outage affecting more than 2.4 million users. It disrupted internet and mobile services in various areas.
On April 3, instant messaging app WhatsApp also went down. This directly affected more than 2 million users. This further affected those who rely on it for personal and professional communication.
Xbox
On July 2, gaming enthusiasts faced an outage on Xbox Live. This affected more than 1.2 million users. Multiplayer games and other online services were also disrupted.
PlayStation Network
On September 30, the PlayStation Network experienced an outage. This affected more than 1.1 million users. This affected online gaming and content streaming.
Facebook Messenger
On March 5, Messenger was also down along with Facebook. This affected more than 760,000 users.
