X, formerly known as Twitter, suffered a widespread global outage on Friday, the second in a week, leaving users around the world unable to access the social media platform.
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According to reports, both the website and mobile application failed to load for many users, with some encountering blank screens while others were shown Cloudflare error pages. Although Cloudflare-related errors appeared for some users, the disruption was linked to X itself and not a repeat of recent Cloudflare technical issues.
Staff at Dawn also experienced access problems, encountering a Cloudflare error page on the website, while the mobile app failed to load properly and displayed posts from several hours earlier.
Outage-tracking website Downdetector recorded a sharp spike in complaints in Pakistan at around 8:15pm (PKT), with reports peaking at 315 before gradually declining. In the United States, more than 41,000 users reported issues by 10:35am ET (8:35pm PKT), according to Reuters. The UK recorded around 8,000 reports, while more than 2,400 complaints were logged in India.
Downdetector noted that the number of reports may not reflect the full scale of the outage, as data is based on user submissions.
X did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the disruption.
Earlier this week, the platform experienced a similar outage, with tens of thousands of users affected globally. In that incident, reports peaked at over 28,000 in the US before gradually subsiding. Pakistan also saw a spike in complaints during the earlier disruption, though the issues were resolved within hours.
X has faced several service disruptions in recent months. In November 2025, a Cloudflare outage temporarily blocked access to the platform after a faulty security configuration disrupted traffic. In March last year, users worldwide, including in Pakistan, experienced another outage, which platform owner Elon Musk later attributed to a cyberattack.
