Gmail down across globe, millions of users affected

Google's email service Gmail is down for several users, according several media reports.

Many users across the globe complain of the service not responding, and mails not getting delivered. Both app and desktop version of Gmail is affected.

Outage monitoring website Downdetector reported that the email service had been "having problems since 9:12 AM EST". "User reports indicate Gmail is having problems since 9:12 AM EST. http://downdetector.com/status/gmail/ RT if you're also having problems #Gmaildown," Downdetector tweeted.

The outage monitoring platform also noted a sharp increase in the number of cases of Gmail's outage over the past 24 hours, as they jumped up to 327 cases by 8:39 PM today.