X (formerly Twitter) experienced a significant outage affecting users worldwide, with over 27,000 reports of issues. The exact cause remains unclear.
What caused the recent outage of X (formerly Twitter) that affected users globally? The outage, which began around 8:00 PM IST on March 18, 2026, resulted in over 27,000 users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.
During the peak of the outage at 8:30 PM IST, more than 4,600 users in India alone experienced problems with the platform. Despite the outage, users continued to receive notifications, although many encountered error messages such as “Cannot retrieve posts at this time. Please try again later.” and “Something went wrong. Try reloading.”
The outage impacted both the X app and website, with 52% of users in India and 45% of users in the United States reporting difficulties accessing the service. Initial reports indicated around 1,200 users in India faced issues, which surged to 4,500 at the peak.
While the services were restored after approximately one hour, the exact cause of the outage remains unclear and has not been publicly acknowledged by X. Previous outages have been attributed to DDoS attacks, raising questions about the stability of the platform.
As users continue to rely on X for communication and information sharing, the implications of such outages can be significant, affecting personal and professional interactions.
Details remain unconfirmed regarding the specific reasons behind this latest disruption, leaving users and analysts alike awaiting further information from the company.
