People across numerous regions experience X globally
Elon Musk's Social Media Platform Suffers Worldwide Outage
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform, previously known as Twitter, suffered a widespread outage that affected thousands of users globally on May 22, 2025. At around 3 pm, reports of the outage began to pile up on alloutages.de, with initial estimates suggesting over 2500 incidents in the network.
The problems persisted until later in the afternoon, leaving users unable to post or update their timelines. Analysis firm Netblocks reported outages for some users for the second time that week, pointing to international issues rather than internet disruptions or filtering in specific countries.
In the initial phases, unconfirmed reports attributed the outage to a fire in a data center in the US state of Oregon. However, X's engineering team later confirmed the cause as a data center outage[2]. Despite the unconfirmed initial reports, the exact cause of the outage remains yet to be verified[1].
According to reports from the "Bild" newspaper and Wired.com, a fire had broken out in a battery-storing room in a data center in Oregon on Thursday (local time)[1]. However, at the time of writing, this has not been officially confirmed as the source of the outage[2].
The outage impacted users across various countries, including the USA and India. User reports indicated difficulties accessing both the web and mobile versions of the platform[2]. It is pertinent to note that the exact cause of the outage remains unconfirmed beyond the data center failure acknowledged by X[2].
Sources: ntv.de, jwu/dpa
- Elon Musk
- USA
- Social Media
[1] Enrichment Data: It has been reported that some sources suggested a possible fire in a data center in Oregon as the cause of the outage (ntv.de, jwu/dpa). However, this has not been officially confirmed by X's engineering team [2].
[2] Enrichment Data: The outage affected thousands of users globally, including the USA, India, and other countries. Over 6,000 users reported issues, with 57% experiencing app-related problems and 38% facing website difficulties (ntv.de, jwu/dpa). According to the official explanation by X's engineering team, the cause of the outage was a data center outage.
Technology was at the heart of Elon Musk's social media dilemma, as the platform (formerly Twitter) experienced a widespread outage on May 22, 2025, disrupting communication for thousands of users, including those from the USA. This incident highlighted the interconnectedness of social media and entertainment on the global stage.
