Open AI’s ChatGPT faced a global outage on Tuesday, 10th June 2025, with users from all over the world complaining about error messages. the cause of the crash remains unknown. According to an update on the OpenAI website, the situation is currently under investigation, citing that users are having “elevated error rates and latency” on services, Chat GPT, APIs, and Sora.
ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot launched in 2022 by OpenAI. As opposed to predictive AI, generative AI is trained on large amounts of data in order to identify patterns and create content of its own, including voices, music, pictures, and videos. ChatGPT allows users to interact with the chatting tool much like they could with another human, with the chatbot generating conversational responses to questions or prompts.
Across social media and Slack threads, creative teams admitted to delays. Copy drafts could not be finished and brand decks could not be polished.
This was not bad news for everyone. A Google Trends analysis by experts at QR Code Generator has revealed that searches for other generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have significantly increased amid this ChatGPT blackout.
According to the findings, searches for DeepSeek are projected to reach 2.13 million queries today (10th June), a 109% increase compared to past the 30-day daily average of 1.02 million.
DeepSeek refers to a new set of frontier AI models from a Chinese startup of the same name. DeepSeek has caused quite a stir in the AI world this week by demonstrating capabilities competitive with – or in some cases, better than – the latest models from OpenAI.
Searches for Claude AI are also expected to increase significantly, rising from 149,441 average daily searches in the past 30 days to 291,181 today, a 95% increase.
The experts also reveal that searches for Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot are projected to increase by 80% and 52%, respectively.
Marc Porcar, CEO of QR Code Generator PRO S.L, has told Digital Journal: “While ChatGPT has captured significant market share, many competitors have been steadily building their user bases and capabilities.
“Today’s global outage of ChatGPT shows the importance of diversification and the challenges that come when the world relies on one single platform and it experiences a blackout.
“The immediate 109% surge in DeepSeek searches and 95% increase for Claude shows that users are actively seeking alternatives rather than simply waiting. This ultimately benefits the AI ecosystem by redistributing market attention and proving that no single platform, regardless of popularity, should be considered indispensable or the sole source for critical workflows.”
