Google Ads Outage History

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Google Ads had 8 outages in the last 2 years totaling 172h 58m of downtime — averaging 0.3 incidents per month.

There were 8 Google Ads outages since October 24, 2025 totaling 172h 58m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://ads.google.com/status/publisher

Major October 8, 2026

Incident affecting AdMob

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 08, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 08, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC
Duration
9h 29m
Affected: AdMob AdMob (global)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Oct 08, 2026, 01:38 PM UTC

    We're investigating reports of an issue with AdMob. We will provide more information shortly. The affected users are able to access AdMob, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Affected AdMob Interstitial video ads fail to render, causing a solid black screen and an unresponsive close button on both iOS and Android. Consequently, users are unable to dismiss the ad. There is no workaround other than force closing the affected application to exit the black screen.

  2. resolved Oct 08, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC

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Minor October 3, 2026

Incident affecting Google Ad Manager

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 03, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 04, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC
Duration
6h 57m
Affected: Google Ad Manager Google Ad Manager (global)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Oct 03, 2026, 08:45 PM UTC

    We're investigating reports of an issue with Google Ad Manager. We will provide more information shortly. The affected users are able to access Google Ad Manager, but may not have access to the most recent data. Google Ad Manager Reporting tool is currently experiencing data delays. Data Transfer is unaffected.

  2. monitoring Oct 04, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC

    The problem with Google Ad Manager has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Google Ad Manager Reporting data is updating as expected again.

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Critical September 29, 2026

Incident affecting Google Analytics

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 29, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 29, 2026, 02:52 AM UTC
Duration
2h 11m
Affected: Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics (global)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 30, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC

    We're investigating reports of an issue with Google Analytics. We will provide more information shortly.

  2. investigating Sep 30, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC

    Google Analytics service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users in the near future. Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change.

  3. resolved Sep 30, 2026, 01:44 AM UTC

    The problem with Google Analytics has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support.

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Minor September 1, 2026

Incident affecting Google Ad Manager DAI

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 01, 2026, 02:28 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 01, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC
Duration
7h 37m
Affected: Google Ad Manager DAI Google Ad Manager DAI (global)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Sep 01, 2026, 04:28 PM UTC

    Google Ad Manager DAI service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users in the near future. Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change. The affected users are able to access Google Ad Manager DAI, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Ad Manager DAI streams return internal error. Engineering has identified the root cause and deployed a mitigation covering most streams, while work continues to address the remaining impact. There is currently no workaround.

  2. resolved Sep 01, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC

    The problem with Google Ad Manager DAI has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. The affected users are able to access Google Ad Manager DAI, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Ad Manager DAI stream requests failing with internal errors (4xx or 5xx). The issue is now resolved.

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Minor August 15, 2026

Incident affecting Exchange Platforms

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 15, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 17, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC
Duration
2d 22h
Affected: Exchange PlatformsExchange Platforms (global)
Timeline · 1 update
  1. monitoring Aug 15, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC

    The problem with Exchange Platforms has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Some seller entries in the Seller.JSON file were missing domains for a period of a 2-3 days.

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Major July 31, 2026

Incident affecting Google Ad Manager Data Transfer

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 31, 2026, 03:47 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 01, 2026, 01:37 PM UTC
Duration
21h 50m
Affected: Google Ad Manager Data Transfer Google Ad Manager Data Transfer (global)
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jul 31, 2026, 03:52 PM UTC

    We're aware of a problem with Google Ad Manager Data Transfer affecting a majority of users. We will provide an update by Jul 31, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. Please note that this resolution time is an estimate and may change. The affected users are able to access Google Ad Manager Data Transfer, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Jul 30, Hour 22 Google Ad Manager Data Transfer files are currently delayed for Reservation and Backfill File Types

  2. investigating Jul 31, 2026, 05:23 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by Jul 31, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. The affected users are able to access Google Ad Manager Data Transfer, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google Data Transfer Hour 18 (July 30) Reservation and Backfill files are delayed. Hour 20 (July 30) Backfill files are now published however, Reservation files remain delayed.

  3. investigating Jul 31, 2026, 09:12 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by Jul 31, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. The affected users are able to access Google Ad Manager Data Transfer, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google Data Transfer pipeline is still recovering but file publishing remains delayed.

  4. resolved Aug 01, 2026, 01:38 PM UTC

    The problem with Google Ad Manager Data Transfer has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. The previously delayed Data Transfer Reservation and Backfill files are now successfully published. Processing delay is now back to normal.

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Major January 13, 2026

Incident affecting AdSense and Google Ad Manager

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 13, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 15, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC
Duration
2d 3h
Affected: AdSense Google Ad Manager AdSense (global) Google Ad Manager (global)
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Jan 15, 2026, 01:44 AM UTC

    We're investigating reports of an issue with Google Ad Manager. We will provide more information shortly. The affected users are able to access Google Ad Manager, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google Ad Manager is experiencing systemic decline in Ad Exchange (AdX) match rates and delivery.

  2. investigating Jan 15, 2026, 04:51 AM UTC

    Our team is continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by Jan 15, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC with more information about this problem. Thank you for your patience. The affected users are able to access Google Ad Manager, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google Ad Manager is experiencing systemic decline in Ad Exchange (AdX) match rates and delivery specifically impacting Google demand sources (Google Ads and DV360). The impact appears to be concentrated on Web and mWeb display inventory.

  3. investigating Jan 15, 2026, 02:42 PM UTC

    Our team is continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by Jan 15, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC with more information about this problem. Thank you for your patience. The affected users are able to access AdSense and Google Ad Manager, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google Ad Manager and Adsense for Content (AFC) is experiencing systemic decline in Ad Exchange (AdX) match rates and delivery specifically impacting Google demand sources (Google Ads and DV360). The impact appears to be concentrated on Web and mWeb display inventory.

  4. investigating Jan 15, 2026, 07:10 PM UTC

    Our team is continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by Jan 15, 2025, 10:00 PM UTC with more information about this problem. Thank you for your patience. The affected users are able to access AdSense and Google Ad Manager, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google Ad Manager and Adsense for Content (AFC) is experiencing systemic decline in Ad Exchange (AdX) match rates and delivery specifically impacting Google demand sources (Google Ads and DV360). The impact appears to be concentrated on Web and mWeb display inventory.

  5. resolved Jan 15, 2026, 09:57 PM UTC

    The problem with AdSense and Google Ad Manager has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. The issue impacting match rates and delivery of Google demand sources (Google Ads and DV360) on Ad Exchange (AdX) and AdSense for Content (AFC) inventory has been resolved.

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Major January 7, 2026

Incident affecting AdMob and Google Ad Manager

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 07, 2026, 04:16 AM UTC
Resolved
Jan 07, 2026, 07:30 AM UTC
Duration
3h 14m
Affected: AdMob Google Ad Manager AdMob (global) Google Ad Manager (global)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jan 07, 2026, 05:04 AM UTC

    We're investigating reports of an issue with AdMob. We will provide more information shortly. The affected users are able to access AdMob, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. App Open ads are not closable on both iOS and Android platforms. The Close button is missing preventing users from exiting the advertisement to access the app. To avoid these App open ads from showing up, publisher can temporarily pause the ad units serving Open Ads until the issue is fixed.

  2. investigating Jan 07, 2026, 07:03 AM UTC

    We expect to resolve the problem affecting a majority of users of AdMob and Google Ad Manager at Jan 6, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC. Please note that this time frame is an estimate and may change. The affected users are able to access AdMob and Google Ad Manager, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. App Open ads are not closable on both iOS and Android platforms. The Close button is missing preventing users from exiting the advertisement to access the app. For the publishers who have temporarily paused the ad units to prevent Open Ads from serving, please stand by to enable them back as we expect the fix to be in production in a few minutes.

  3. resolved Jan 07, 2026, 07:30 AM UTC

    The problem with AdMob and Google Ad Manager has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. The affected users are able to access AdMob and Google Ad Manager, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. App Open ads close button is now visible. Closing App Open ads on both iOS and Android platforms is no longer an issue.

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