X experiences global outage, thousands of users affected

2026-03-26 - 07:59

US social media company X experienced outages on Thursday, affecting thousands of users worldwide, according to outage tracker Downdetector. Starting at 0645GMT, more than 30,000 users reported problems accessing the platform. Issue breakdown Some 50% of complaints were related to the feed and timeline, 41% to the application, and 6% to the website. Downdetector compiles data from user-submitted reports, meaning the actual number of affected users could be higher. Service restoration The platform appeared to be gradually restoring service for many users as the morning progressed. X has not yet issued an official statement on the cause of the outage. Context The outage comes as X, formerly known as Twitter, continues to operate under owner Elon Musk. The platform has experienced periodic technical issues since Musk's acquisition, though the company has worked to improve infrastructure stability.