Elon Musk's X partially recovers after major outage in the US
Elon Musk owned X has started recovering after a significant outage on Saturday. The outage which began on June 14 affected users in the US. While the platform showed signs of partial recovery by late Saturday evening, the disruption impacted thousands of users, prompting a candid acknowledgement from Musk himself about the need for major operational improvements.
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According to Downdetector, user reports peaked at over 10,000 before gradually declining to around 1,041 by 7:42 p.m. ET (5.12 AM).
X outage: How it affected users
The outage affected core functionalities of the platform, with users reporting issues related to loading feeds, posting content, and accessing notifications. While the exact cause remains unclear, X has not issued an official statement as of now.
According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, reports of disruptions on X surged, peaking at over 10,000 incidents.
By 7:42 p.m. ET, these reports had dropped to approximately 1,041, indicating a substantial, though not complete, restoration of service. Downdetector aggregates user-submitted reports, so the actual number of affected individuals may have varied.
Elon Musk noticed issues with X
Musk, who recently resumed working '24/7' across his companies—including X, xAI, Tesla, and SpaceX—acknowledged the platform's instability earlier this week.
In a post, he noted, 'As evidenced by the X uptime issues this week, major operational improvements need to be made.'
This is not the first time X has faced widespread service disruptions. A similar outage in March was attributed to a cyberattack by Musk.
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