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Is X (Twitter) Down?

X (Twitter) is online

No issues reported. The website, app, and services are fully operational.

Service status is determined by merging official data with a 24-hour baseline of user-reported issues. Our tool recalculates these metrics every 30 minutes to provide a real-time, 360° view of connectivity.

Major X (Twitter) Outages and Cause

X (formerly Twitter) maintains a massive real-time network that has faced increased volatility due to infrastructure shifts and third-party dependencies. Below are a few notable examples:

March 26, 2026

A global disruption struck X during the early morning hours, impacting over 25,000 users across the US, Europe, and India. Users were greeted by empty timelines and a "Welcome to X" message as if they were new users, regardless of their account history. The outage was linked to a failure at Cloudflare, which simultaneously affected other major platforms like ChatGPT and Uber. Resource: Newsweek: Is Twitter Down? X Users Suffer Global Outage

January 16, 2026

A major infrastructure failure left thousands of users facing blank screens on both the x.com website and mobile app. The root cause was traced to a data center outage in Hillsboro, Oregon, operated by Cloudflare, which triggered a "cascading" connectivity failure. While some speculated a cyberattack, technical analysis confirmed it was a localized hardware failure that disrupted the platform's edge network. Resource: PacGenesis: Twitter Down—Cloudflare Outage and Infrastructure Lessons

March 10, 2025

X suffered an intermittent but severe 15-hour outage that blocked access for over 40,000 users during peak hours. Elon Musk later attributed the disruption to a "massive cyberattack" originating from a high volume of malicious IP addresses. The attack targeted the platform's primary authentication gateways, making it impossible for users to log in or post updates. Resource: GovTech: What Caused the Massive X Outages?

How our status checker works?

Our engine bridges the gap between official status updates and actual user experience, providing a 360° view of connectivity. Our tool analyzes user-reported issues over the past 24 hours to calculate the status of each service every 30 minutes.

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We synchronize with official platform status updates every 30 minutes to ensure major global outages are identified without fail.

What to Do If X (Twitter) Is Down?

If our live tracker indicates X is "Online" but you still cannot see posts or refresh your feed, follow these four localized troubleshooting steps.

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Bypass Edge Network Congestion with BearVPN

Outages at major infrastructure providers like Cloudflare can cause regional "routing loops" where X appears down in one city but works in another. Connecting to BearVPN allows you to jump to a different geographic node, bypassing local network failures and establishing a fresh path to X's active servers.

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Refresh Your App or Browser Session

Persistent "loading" errors are often caused by the app trying to reach a cached, non-functional server. Force-close the X app or perform a "Hard Refresh" (Ctrl+F5) in your browser to clear temporary session data and force a new handshake with X’s current database.

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Toggle Off Conflicting DNS Settings

Many ISPs have slow-to-update DNS records that may still point to a "down" server even after X has fixed the issue. Using BearVPN automatically switches your device to a private, high-speed DNS, which can resolve "Site Cannot Be Reached" errors instantly.

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Verify App Version and Platform

Sometimes an outage only affects the web version while the mobile app remains stable. If you are on a PC and can't log in, try the app on your phone via mobile data. If the app is also failing, check for a pending update in the App Store, as X frequently pushes emergency patches during major service disruptions.

Frequently asked questions

Check the live status indicator at the top of the page. If it is "Online" but you still have issues, the problem is likely localized to your ISP or device cache. A spike in our user report map confirms a verified wide-scale outage.

This is a common symptom of a database synchronization failure. It usually means the platform can't currently fetch your personal timeline data. Try using BearVPN to connect from a different country to see if a different server cluster can reach your profile.

Yes. Many restricted networks block social media to save bandwidth. BearVPN’s encrypted tunnel hides your activity from local filters, allowing you to bypass these blocks and use X privately without detection.

If the rate limit is applied to your specific IP address due to high network traffic in your area, switching to a BearVPN server can provide you with a fresh IP, potentially allowing you to bypass the restriction and continue browsing.

This message typically surfaces during major global events when X's servers are overwhelmed by too many simultaneous users. While this is a server-side issue, using a VPN can sometimes help by routing you to a less congested regional gateway.