Users began reporting faults on Sunday evening, according to Downdetector. The startup’s own status page acknowledged an initial issue at 9:35 pm before marking the incident resolved two hours later. Subsequent updates on Monday showed DeepSeek addressing another case of performance issues that took until 10:33 am to be fixed.
The causes of the outages remain unclear, and DeepSeek did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
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The extended downtime is unusual for a globally used app like DeepSeek, which has, for over a year, carried the mantle of China’s breakthrough artificial intelligence service. It’s also uncommon for DeepSeek itself, which has maintained close to a 99% operational record since it unveiled the popular R1 in January 2025, according to its status page.
Speculation has swirled since the start of the year that Hangzhou-based DeepSeek is preparing to roll out a major update, after its initial splashy debut on Jan. 20 last year. That prompted local rivals from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to ByteDance Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. to release a barrage of new AI models and services over the Lunar New Year holiday.
Anticipation for DeepSeek’s next big move remains high, though the publicity-shy company has kept mum on a timeline.
(Edited by : Juviraj Anchil)
