Anthropic's Claude AI Faces Two Global Outages Amid Rising User Demand

Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude experienced two significant outages within 24 hours starting March 2, 2026, affecting users globally across web, mobile, and API platforms. The disruptions caused login failures, HTTP 500 and 529 errors, and slow or failed responses, impacting users in regions including the US, India, Europe, and Africa. Anthropic acknowledged elevated errors and is investigating the root causes, attributing issues partly to unprecedented demand amid rapid user growth. Service restoration efforts are ongoing, with no confirmed timeline for full recovery.