X Platform Faces Fresh Global Outage, Downdetector Logs Massive Spike in Complaints
Elon Musk’s X Suffers Major Global Outage – Tens of Thousands Affected; Service Restored for Most Users January 16, 2026 – Global Tech / Social Media Desk Elon Musk’s social media platform X experienced a significant global outage on Friday , disrupting access for tens of thousands of users across multiple regions and marking the second major service interruption for the platform within a week. ( Reuters ) Outage Timeline and User Impact The outage began on the morning of January 16 (U.S. Eastern Time) , with users reporting widespread difficulty loading feeds, posting content, and accessing timelines on both web browsers and mobile apps. In many cases, users were greeted with blank screens or generic error messages such as “Something went wrong. Try reloading.” ( The Independent ) According to outage-tracking site Downdetector.com , the peak volume of reported problems reached over 74,000 user complaints in the United States around 10:14 a.m. ET , with significant but smaller spik...