X Global Outage: Elon Musk’s X goes down worldwide, tens of thousands affected in US, UK, and India

X went dark on Friday, and users noticed it almost immediately. From the U.S. to Europe to Asia, timelines froze, posts failed to load, and many people were locked out of their accounts as the platform suffered a global outage that lasted several hours.

Outage tracking site Downdetector recorded a sharp spike in reports as the disruption spread. By 10:22 a.m. ET, more than 62,000 users in the United States had flagged problems. Across the Atlantic, users in the UK logged roughly 11,000 reports. India followed with over 3,000 complaints. The figures offer a snapshot of the scale, though the actual number of affected users may be higher, as the data relies on voluntary submissions.

X outage report in the last 24 hours

X had not shared an official explanation at the time of writing, leaving users to speculate about what triggered the downtime. For a platform that has become a real-time newswire for everything from breaking headlines to global conversations, even a short outage can ripple quickly across media, business, and politics.

The incident lands at a moment when reliability matters more than ever for X. Brands, journalists, creators, and public officials depend on the social media platform to reach audiences in real time. Each major disruption raises fresh questions about infrastructure stability under new ownership and shifting priorities.

For now, service appears to be gradually returning for many users, though some continue to report issues. We’ll update this story as X provides more details on what went wrong and how it plans to prevent a repeat.