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Global Outage Hits X: Thousands Report Issues Worldwide

1/13/2026

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On January 13, the social media platform X experienced significant global outages.
In Singapore, approximately 689 reports of issues were recorded at 10:50 PM local time.
Downdetector tracked more than 22,900 issues in the United States by 9:19 AM ET, along with over 7,000 reports in the United Kingdom and more than 2,700 in Canada.
The actual number of affected users may vary, as Downdetector relies on user-submitted reports.

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Story summary

On January 13, the social media platform X experienced significant global outages.
In Singapore, approximately 689 reports of issues were recorded at 10:50 PM local time.
Downdetector tracked more than 22,900 issues in the United States by 9:19 AM ET, along with over 7,000 reports in the United Kingdom and more than 2,700 in Canada.
The actual number of affected users may vary, as Downdetector relies on user-submitted reports.