Elon Musk‘s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) faced a disruption on Wednesday morning, as users across the U.S. and other countries were unable to access the app or website.
More than 27,329 users reported disruptions on Downdetector on Wednesday, with the issue appearing to be mostly resolved by 11:46 a.m. ET.
The problems spanned multiple surfaces. According to Downdetector data, 46% of reports pointed to the app, 29% to the feed and timeline, and 15% to the website.
Google Trends also reflected the disruption, with searches for “twitter down” jumping over 1,000% in the past four hours and continuing to trend.
Users were unable to load the platform. Some reported brief access before error messages appear.
India was also affected. Downdetector also confirmed outage reports from Indian users.
The app was the primary failure point. Feed and timeline disruptions were the second-most-reported issue. Website access was also failing for some users.
X Has a Recent History of Outages
This is not the first time X has gone down recently. In January, X suffered a major disruption. During that January incident, Downdetector recorded more than 74,000 U.S users affected.
Musk Has Mocked Rivals During Their Own Outages
Tesla CEO Musk has repeatedly taken jabs at rival platforms when they stumble. When Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) — including Instagram, Facebook and Threads — experienced an outage on March 5, 2024, Musk shared a meme on X showing Meta-branded penguins being ignored while a larger penguin representing X was celebrated.
The post gained traction amid Musk’s ongoing rivalry with Mark Zuckerberg.
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