Bing is down, potentially affecting dozens of users

Bing is down, potentially affecting dozens of users

What you need to know

  • Bing appears to be down and is failing to load for many users.
  • Reports of a Bing outage started spiking on DownDetector around 8 AM ET.
  • While Bing holds a relatively small market share of search, millions of people use the search engine.

As a long-time user of Bing, I must admit that today’s outage has left me feeling a bit lost. I’ve grown accustomed to its quirks and unique features, even if it does hold a relatively small market share compared to giants like Google.


It seems that Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, is experiencing issues for numerous users. When trying to access it, an error message appears in certain instances, and the site fails to display results or load properly. Reports of outages on Downdetector have been escalating since 8 AM ET, with a significant surge around 10 AM ET.

Despite jokes about no one using Bing, including my headline, Bing is used by millions of people. Even a small percentage of search market share translates to millions of people. Statcounter shows Bing’s market share at just above 11% for desktop search. Bing is essentially not a factor in market share on mobile devices.

This is a developing story, and we will update it as more information becomes available.

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2024-10-10 18:09