X outage spreads across us, affecting 40,943 users in 30 minutes, downdetector reports

X, formerly Twitter, is experiencing widespread outages across the United States, with users reporting issues with the app and website. Downdetector, a website that tracks service issues, recorded just 10 complaints about X at 8:14 AM EST. However, that number skyrocketed to 40,943 in under 30 minutes, with 53% of complaints relating to the X app and 21% concerning issues with the feed or timeline.

X outage map shows coast-to-coast impact

A map on the Speedtest app shows the outage affecting much of the US, from the Northeast to Florida, Texas, Los Angeles, California, and Seattle, Washington. Users attempting to access their timelines on X are seeing error messages like