Web hosting service Cloudflare experienced a significant outage on Monday afternoon, impacting thousands of users, as reported by DownDetector. The company acknowledged a problem with its 1.1.1.1 public resolver, resulting in many websites hosted on its server being down. Cloudflare is currently working to resolve the issue.
Cloudflare’s Response
In an official statement, the company said:
“Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating, an issue which potentially impacts multiple users that use the 1.1.1.1 public resolver. Further detail will be provided as more information becomes available.”
User Reports and Impact
Hey @Cloudflare,
I think your 1.1.1.1 and Backup 1.0.0.1 is offline. Without any Status. pic.twitter.com/ivlHojuEYX— Julian (@Newspicel) July 14, 2025
Yikes. Cloudflare primary and secondary public DNS are down. Anyone using 1.1.1.1 for DNS likely thinks the whole internet is down. pic.twitter.com/Qfy2SOTcB2
— Jeremy Brandt (@JeremyBrandt) July 14, 2025
At the peak of the outage, DownDetector recorded 4,071 user reports, but the number has since decreased to the 400s as services began to normalize. Many users commented on the app, confirming that Cloudflare was back up and running.
The data showed that 98% of users reported problems specifically with the DNS, while 1% mentioned hosting issues. Some users indicated that the outage extended beyond Cloudflare, suggesting that Google and other hosting services also faced disruptions.
Lack of Official Communication from Google
Despite the claims of widespread outages, there has been no official communication from Google regarding the situation as of now.
