X Social Media Platform Experiences Global Outage Affecting Thousands

Elon Musk's social media platform X experienced a global outage on Tuesday, affecting thousands of users across the US, UK, Canada, and India. Downdetector reported peak issues exceeding 28,000 in the US, with significant reports in Europe and India. Most users faced problems with the mobile app. The outage began around 9 a.m. ET and eased later in the day. The company has not commented on the cause. Previous outages occurred in November 2025 due to technical issues.