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Published onDecember 14, 2020

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In a world where everything goes to and fromGoogle, it’s hard to imagine what it would be like if all of their services would suddenly collapse.

Well, this unlikely scenario has just become very very, as pretty much all Google services, along withYouTube, seem to no longer be operational.

Google services are experiencing a total failure

According to DownDetector,the service disruption have barely begun less than an hour ago, but the number of reports have easily exceeded 2000 already.

Of course, not onlyGoogleis down, but its services are as well, includingGoogle DriveandGmail.

Those usingGoogle Driveare met by an error code 500, anerror messagethat we’ve covered before inthis step-by-step guide.

Gmailusers have even more problems, since they are met with a variety of error messages, all of which were also covered in the articles below:

Lastly, those of you looking for some online multimedia entertainment will also have to wait it out, sinceYouTubehas also been affected by this totalGooglecollapse, so don’t be surprised if you encounter theSomething went wrongerror.

GoogleandYouTubehad asimilar outage back in August, and the outage lasted for several hours.

This occurrence does nothing more than to remind us of how dependent we are ofGoogleas a service, especially now in the context of a global pandemic when Internet use is higher than ever before.

Unfortunately, no word has come out yet from anyGoogleofficial regarding the issue, but we hope that it will be short-lived.

How have you been affected byGoogle‘s services being down? Let us know by leaving us your messages in the comments section below.

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Teodor Nechita

Eager to help those in need, Teodor writes articles daily on subjects regarding Windows, Xbox, and all things tech-related.

When not working, you may usually find him either at the gym or taking a stroll in the park, trying to find inspiration for the next articles he may write.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Google services are down, including Gmail, Drive and YouTube#

Google services are experiencing a total failure#