Thousands of people had trouble loading X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning, leaving users across the globe unable to access their feeds or post updates.
If you experienced issues with the platform yesterday, you were certainly not alone. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of the outage timeline, the global impact, and the leading theories on what went wrong.
The Outage Timeline
The Initial Spike
On Downdetector, a site that tracks online service outages, reports of problems with X spiked dramatically on Monday morning. By 8:40 a.m. ET, the site logged nearly 41,000 reports from frustrated users in the U.S. alone.
The “Second Wobble”
While services appeared to stabilize by mid-morning, the platform experienced a resurgence of issues later in the day. Around 1:22 p.m. ET (6:22 p.m. GMT), reports spiked again, nearly hitting their earlier peak before resolving within the hour.
(Disclosure: Downdetector is owned by Ziff Davis, the same parent company as Mashable.)
A Global Disruption
The outage was not limited to the United States. It was a massive global event that left millions without their digital town square.
- United Kingdom: Reports peaked at over 11,000, with users in London and Manchester unable to refresh their “For You” feeds.
- India: A significant spike occurred around 7:30 p.m. IST, with over 3,300 reports flooding in during prime evening hours.
- The Glitch: Across all regions, the issue manifested identically: the “shell” of the app (menus and logos) would load, but the content remained blank, displaying the error message: “Something went wrong, but don’t fret — it’s not your fault.”
What Caused the Outage?
As of Tuesday morning, X has not issued an official statement regarding the cause. However, internet monitors and tech experts have narrowed down the possibilities:
- Internal API Failure: Because the app’s interface loaded but the data (tweets and images) did not, experts suspect a broken API connection between the app and X’s servers.
- Not Cloudflare: Unlike previous outages in November 2025, Cloudflare (a major web infrastructure provider) reported “All Systems Operational” during the spike, suggesting the fault lay entirely within X’s internal systems.
The Reaction
With no official word from Elon Musk or the X Engineering team, users flocked to rival platforms like Threads and Bluesky to confirm they weren’t the only ones offline.
If X is still taking a while to load for you right now, you may be seeing lingering effects of the secondary spike, but the platform has largely returned to normal operation.
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