Google Maps ‘DOWN’ – thousands of users warn app has stopped working

GOOGLE Maps is experiencing a global outage, according to DownDetector.

Users have flooded to social media to complain.

Google Maps is experiencing a global outage

One frustrated user tweeted: “Google Maps is down for the first time in my life.”

Another said: “Google Maps is down. Currently looking out the window to see the lost commuters, people in cars having no idea where they’re going, and planes falling out of the sky.”

Another added: “Google maps being down is a bigger disruption to my day that I would have expected.”

The reason for the outage is currently unclear.

Downdetector in the US has over 10,000 reports of a problem.

Reports of issues started around 11:15am ET (3:15pm GMT).

Most of the problems reported on Downdetector regard the website and app.

We have reached out to Google for comment.