Google Meet suffers major outage in India, thousands unable to join calls
New Delhi, Nov 26
Google Meet faced a major disruption in India on Wednesday, leaving thousands of users unable to join or host video calls.
The video-conferencing platform appeared to suffer a widespread outage, forcing many people to cancel work meetings, online classes and interviews.
According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, around 1,760 users had reported problems by 1:55 p.m.
Of these, 63 per cent said the website itself wasn’t working, while 35 per cent flagged server issues.
A small share, around 3 per cent, reported video-quality problems. Many users trying to join meetings saw a “502, that’s an error†message on their screens.
Social media platform X quickly filled with posts as frustrated users asked whether the issue was widespread.
People shared screenshots and wrote messages such as “Google Meet down for everyone?†and “Why is Google Meet down??â€
Several users tagged @GoogleIndia seeking clarity, while some accounts like @metawire urged Google to fix the problem quickly since calls could not be joined.
“Itni mushkil se to interview mila tha, google meet hi down chala gaya,†one user said.
Interestingly, a few users said that Google Meet was down for everyone in their organisation except them, adding to the confusion.
Others reported that they could join meetings, but their teammates could not.
The outage also triggered a wave of jokes and concern, with users asking why multiple major platforms were failing this month.
One person wrote, “First Cloudflare, then AWS… now GCP wants a turn too,†while another commented that they were still “waiting for a GCP outage†given the pattern.
Google has not yet issued an official statement on the cause of the disruption.
The incident comes just a week after several parts of the internet were hit by a massive outage linked to Cloudflare.
— IANS
Reader Comments
My online classes got completely disrupted today. Students were panicking and parents were calling. These tech giants need to understand that their services are critical infrastructure now, especially in education.
Interestingly, I was able to join my team meeting but half my colleagues couldn't. This selective outage is really strange. Maybe it's affecting specific regions or ISPs? 🤔
As someone working remotely from Bangalore, this outage cost me half a day's work. While I understand technical issues happen, the lack of immediate communication from Google is disappointing. A simple status update would have helped us plan better.
This is why we need Indian alternatives to these global platforms. When our entire digital infrastructure depends on foreign companies, we're vulnerable to such disruptions. Make in India should include digital platforms too! 🇮🇳
Had to quickly switch to Zoom for my interview. Thank god for alternatives! But seriously, this pattern of outages across different platforms this month is concerning. Are our digital systems becoming too fragile?
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