×

X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows

By Thomson Reuters Mar 18, 2026 | 10:24 AM

March 18 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s social media platform X was ​back up after ‌a brief outage for thousands of users in the U.S. on Wednesday, ‌according ​to ⁠Downdetector.com.

At its peak, ⁠there were more than 34,500 reports of issues with X, according ​to Downdetector, before coming down to ⁠845 reports ⁠as of 11:39 ​a.m. ET.

Downdetector tracks outages ​by collating status reports ‌from a number of sources. The actual number of affected ⁠users may differ from what is shown on Downdetector, ⁠as ‌the reports ⁠are submitted by ​users.

X ‌did not immediately ​respond to ⁠a Reuters request for comment.

(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Devika ​Syamnath)