Claude down: Thousands of users facing issues with Anthropic’s AI platform globally
Anthropic's AI platform Claude is currently facing a massive outage globally, including in India.
On Downdetector, more than 2,000 users in the US have reported problems with the AI platform.
Meanwhile, more than 2,200 users in India have reported problems with the AI service.
Claude down: Anthropic’s AI platform Claude is currently facing a massive outage globally, including in India. On Downdetector, an online outage monitoring platform, more than 2,000 users in the US have reported problems with the AI platform. Meanwhile, more than 2,200 users in India have reported problems with the AI service. Most users, around 63 per cent, say they are facing issues with Claude Chat, while 22 per cent report issues with the app. The remaining 11 per cent reported facing issues with the website.
SurveyAccording to Downdetector, the reports of the outage started appearing at around 12:15 PM in India and is increasing since then. As expected, frustrated users head to X (formerly Twitter) to share their experiences and look out for updates.
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While one user posted on X, “Claude is down, no updates from @claudeai, and my tasks are just sitting there judging me. Guess it’s me, my deadlines, and a whole lot of ‘please reconnect’ vibes today,” another wrote, “Looks like #claude is down. Or maybe it just doesn’t want to chat with me.”
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The company is yet to release an official statement regarding the outage. For now, users will just have to wait for the company to identify the issue and fix it.
Claude is down, no updates from @claudeai, and my tasks are just sitting there judging me. 😭😂
— Imran Khan (@imrankkhan30) June 18, 2026
Guess it’s me, my deadlines, and a whole lot of “please reconnect” vibes today. 🤷♂️
Claude is currently down for a lot of people worldwide. Been 30-40 minutes with no update from anthropic @AnthropicAI #claude #claudedown
— Bsibz (@KickBsibz) June 18, 2026
claude is down apparently
— 1st_Bernice (@1st_Bernice) June 18, 2026
thought i broke the ai with the egalitarian tech i was vibe coding 😌 https://t.co/CBlWqKUFgr pic.twitter.com/curycM9xAG
Is #claude down?? pic.twitter.com/HWDBh08sRp
— Müthiş (@MuthishY) June 18, 2026
Looks like #claude is down. Or maybe it just doesn't want to chat with me. 😅
— Mike Muin (@mikemuin) June 18, 2026
Claude chat not working for anyone else? Seems down.
— Cédric (@cedric_design) June 18, 2026
Claude down. And now I realize how much I depend on it😒 #Claude
— Eng. Harun (@EngHarun3) June 18, 2026
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