Google Ads Outage History

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There were 2 Google Ads outages since February 19, 2026 totaling 50h 49m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

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

Major April 28, 2026

Incident affecting AdMob

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 28, 2026, 06:06 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 30, 2026, 05:26 PM UTC
Duration
1d 23h
Affected: AdMob AdMob (global)
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. monitoring Apr 28, 2026, 06:13 PM UTC

    We're aware of a problem with AdMob affecting a majority of users. We will provide an update by Apr 29, 2026, 1:00 AM 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 AdMob, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google AdMob publishers are experiencing zero or low match rates for newly published iOS apps. There is currently no workaround.

  2. investigating Apr 29, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by Apr 29, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. The affected users are able to access AdMob, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google AdMob publishers are experiencing zero or low match rates for newly published iOS apps. Engineering has identified the root cause and is developing a resolution. There is currently no workaround.

  3. investigating Apr 29, 2026, 04:57 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by Apr 30, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. The affected users are able to access AdMob, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google AdMob publishers are experiencing zero or low match rates for newly published iOS apps. Engineering is continuing to develop a resolution. There is currently no workaround.

  4. resolved Apr 30, 2026, 05:26 PM UTC

    The problem with AdMob should be resolved for the vast majority of affected users. We will continue to work towards restoring service for the remaining affected users, but no further updates will be added to this dashboard. The affected users are able to access AdMob, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Google AdMob publishers should now see expected match rates for newly published iOS apps.

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Major April 15, 2026

Incident affecting Google Ad Manager

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 15, 2026, 03:31 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 15, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC
Duration
3h 29m
Affected: Google Ad Manager Google Ad Manager (global)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 15, 2026, 03:37 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. The "suggested ad units" UI in Ad Manager is currently displaying stale data. We are working to resolve the issue.

  2. resolved Apr 15, 2026, 07:04 PM UTC

    The problem with Google Ad Manager has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. The issue causing stale data to display in the "suggested ad units" UI in Ad Manager has now been resolved.

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