Google Cloud Meltdown: Spotify, Discord, and More Crumble!

2025-06-13 00:00:26.731

Popular online services worldwide experienced disruptions on Thursday due to ongoing issues at Google Cloud. Downdetector, an outage tracking website, reported tens of thousands of users from platforms such as Spotify and Discord encountering problems. Spotify outage reports spiked around 3 p.m. EST before subsiding, with some users regaining access. Google Cloud acknowledged the incident, stating it affected clients domestically and internationally. They announced that services were beginning to recover after engineers identified and addressed the root cause, although a full resolution timeline remained unclear. Google Cloud, a rapidly expanding part of Alphabet Inc., generated $43.2 billion in revenue last year (a 31% increase from 2023), showcasing its significant role in internet services.