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Elon Musk's X Platform Faces Global Outage, Thousands Affected

1/17/2026

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On January 16, 2026, Elon Musk's X platform experienced a major outage affecting tens of thousands worldwide.
Downdetector recorded more than 74,000 US outage reports at the peak, with about 4,000 by midday.
In the United Kingdom, reports fell from more than 14,000 to 440.
In India, reports declined to 500.
X has not commented on the outage's cause.

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Story summary

On January 16, 2026, Elon Musk's X platform experienced a major outage affecting tens of thousands worldwide.
Downdetector recorded more than 74,000 US outage reports at the peak, with about 4,000 by midday.
In the United Kingdom, reports fell from more than 14,000 to 440.
In India, reports declined to 500.
X has not commented on the outage's cause.