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Flipkart down: The e-commerce platform faces 'outage' as the Big Billion Days 2025 sale goes live

As Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale kicked off at midnight, shoppers across India rushed to the platform, only to face widespread outages and error screens. Midnight saw the start of the sale—and an almost instant surge in app and website traffic that overwhelmed Flipkart’s systems.

September 23, 2025 / 00:21 IST
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Flipkart’s Big Billion Days 2025 sale is live, but several users are facing difficulties accessing the platform. Reports of website and app errors surfaced soon after the sale began, affecting transactions and product browsing. Shoppers have encountered messages such as “Wow, looks like all of India is here,” along with prompts to retry after a short wait. Some users reported seeing “Something went wrong! Please try again later” alongside error codes. These interruptions caused delays in completing orders and disrupted the overall shopping experience.

Outage Data from Downdetector

Data collected by Downdetector shows a spike in outage reports after midnight. Nearly 200 incidents were filed in a brief period. Of these, 48% relate to website access, 42% to app performance, while 10% concern checkout processes. Reported outages affect several locations throughout India. Screenshots from users display the queue and error communications, including “Retry in 1 sec” and “M429,” reflecting server overload during the sale window.

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