Google Search had 9 outages in the last 2 years totaling 1992h 27m of downtime — averaging 0.4 incidents per month.
There were 9 Google Search outages since December 11, 2025 totaling 1992h 27m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.
Released the September 2026 spam update , which applies globally and to all languages. The rollout may take up to two weeks to complete.
The rollout was complete as of October 8, 2026.
Released the August 2026 spam update , which applies globally and to all languages. The rollout may take a few days to complete.
The rollout was complete as of August 21, 2026.
Released the June 2026 spam update , which applies globally and to all languages. The rollout may take a few days to complete.
The rollout was complete as of June 26, 2026.
Released the May 2026 core update . The rollout may take up to 2 weeks to complete.
The rollout was complete as of June 2, 2026.
Released the March 2026 core update . The rollout may take up to 2 weeks to complete.
The rollout was complete as of April 8, 2026.
Released the March 2026 spam update , which applies globally and to all languages. The rollout may take a few days to complete.
The rollout was complete as of March 25, 2026.
Serving was experiencing an issue.
We fixed the issue with serving search results. There will be no more updates.
Released the February 2026 Discover core update for English language users in the US (will look to expand it to all countries and languages in the future). This update is designed to improve the quality of Discover overall. Our guidance about general core updates and Discover applies. The rollout may take up to 2 weeks to complete.
The rollout was complete as of February 27, 2026.
Released the December 2025 core update . The rollout may take up to 3 weeks to complete.
The rollout was complete as of December 29, 2025.