According to data from DownDetector, Google Search inquiries generated an error message for many people around the world, from the U.S. to the U.K. to Singapore.
Users saw a 500 or 502 error message. The server had an error and could not complete your request, according to the message.
Other users reported that Google's home page took longer to load. Other Google apps, such as Gmail and YouTube, did not appear to be affected. According to DownDetector, the problem began around 9: 09 p.m. Eastern, spiked around 9: 40 p.m. and appeared to be resolved by 10: 30 p.m. Google did not respond to a request for more information. Three electricians were injured on Monday by an electrical incident at a Google data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, according to a report by SFGate. The incident happened around noon local time, and it was not known if it was related to the later outage. The shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc. were little changed Monday, and have fallen nearly 20% year to date compared to the S&P 500 s SPX, a 13% decline in 2022.