Gmail is DOWN: Google’s email service crashes for thousands of frustrated users worldwide

It’s the go-to email service for thousands of people worldwide, but it appears that Gmail has crashed this afternoon. 

According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 13:08 GMT and are affecting users globally. 

While the reason for the outage remains unclear, more than 7,400 issues have been logged on Down Detector. 

Of those who reported problems, 86 per cent complained of an issue with the server connection, 10 per cent with log-in and three per cent with receiving emails. 

Users across the UK and the rest of the world have reported issues with Gmail, with most coming from London, according to Down Detector. 

According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 13:08 GMT and are affecting users globally

Two years ago Gmail also suffered an outage – this time for five hours – which left frustrated users unable to send or receive emails.

Several frustrated users took to Twitter to complain.

Many appeared to be getting a 502 error when trying to access their emails, that read: ‘The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request.’

While that issue appeared to affect UK users predominantly, others reported problems getting into Gmail from other countries including Spain and Kenya.

Gmail has some 1.5 billion users worldwide. No cause has yet been revealed for the latest outage. 

Users across the UK and the rest of the world have reported issues with Gmail, with most coming from London, according to Down Detector