X outage reported by Downdetector

2026-03-18 - 15:50

Social media platform X was down for thousands of users in the US, on Wednesday, according to Downdetector.com. There were more than 14,000 reports of issues with X as of 8:05pm PKT (11:05 am ET), according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources. The website also showed that 158 users in Pakistan reported issues with the social media platform at 8:21pm. Indian media also reported that the outage affected users in the country. 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. Last month, the social media platform was briefly hit by international outages. More to follow