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Global Outage Hits X, Users Report Thousands of Issues

1/22/2026

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On January 22, 2026, Elon Musk, owner of X, experienced a global outage that affected users worldwide.
Downdetector recorded peak complaints above 20,200 in the United States and above 7,000 in the United Kingdom.
The number of reports subsided to about 600 in the United States by 12:27 p.m. ET.
X has not commented on the outage's cause.
The incident adds to disruptions and raises concerns about the platform's reliability.

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Story summary

On January 22, 2026, Elon Musk, owner of X, experienced a global outage that affected users worldwide.
Downdetector recorded peak complaints above 20,200 in the United States and above 7,000 in the United Kingdom.
The number of reports subsided to about 600 in the United States by 12:27 p.m. ET.
X has not commented on the outage's cause.
The incident adds to disruptions and raises concerns about the platform's reliability.