Follow Us New Delhi: The Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced a worldwide outage on Friday, January 16, 2026. The electrical failure reports started to show a sharp rise at around 8:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST) as users started to raise complaints with the social networking app, as reported by Downdetector.com. This internet outage watchdog added that due to the downtime, users have reported not being able to access the news feeds. Other sources say that the power failure issue with X spiked shortly after 10 a.m. EST, when more than 68,000 users reported issues with the social media platform by 10:11 a.m., according to Downdetector. The X app reported the bulk of problems, going up to 56%, while 33% reported problems with opening the X portal. Ten per cent reported issues with server connectivity. Add India.com as a Preferred Source Any response or statement from the company is awaited. Although, the developer platform of X showed the status reading ‘All Systems Are Operational’. About the Author