Global Outage Hits US Social Media Company X, Reports Downdetector

On 20 April 2026, a global outage disrupted services at the US social media company X. The interruption affected thousands of users worldwide.

Service interruptions and timeline

Downdetector began recording user reports at 17:05 GMT on Monday. By then, the tracker logged more than 14,000 problem reports.

The global outage impacted users in multiple regions. Filmogaz.com noted the spike through the outage-monitoring feed.

Nature of problems

Most complaints pointed to issues with the feed and timeline, the application, and the website. The distribution of user reports showed clear patterns.

• Feed and timeline: 48% of reports.
• Application: 33% of reports.
• Website: 12% of reports.

Data source and scope

Downdetector compiles data from user-submitted reports to map outages. That method means the actual number of affected accounts could be higher.

The global outage affected users of the US social media company X, according to Downdetector. Filmogaz.com reporter Mucahithan Avcioglu updated this story on 20 April 2026.