Google is the world's largest search engine. The firm also offers the Gmail e-mail service, the video hosting platform YouTube, Google Maps, Google Talk and the Google+ social network. Google develops the Chrome browser and the Android software for smartphones including the Google Play store for mobile apps, as well as the AdWords and AdSense advertising platforms.
This heat map shows where user-submitted problem reports are concentrated over the past 24 hours. It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day. Downdetector only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the typical volume for that time of day. Visit the Downdetector Methodology page to learn more about how Downdetector collects status information and detects problems.