Elon Musk's X down globally, affecting thousands of users

Users globally, including Pakistan, faces problems to access X whether on their smartphones or directly from web

Tech Desk - Feb 16, 2026

Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a X logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. — Reuters

X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly down for thousands of users across the world, including Pakistan, experiencing widespread service disruptions on Monday.

Downdetector, outage-tracking website, reported that 69% of reports were made regarding the X app, while 22% were about website, and 8% were about problems in Feed > Timelines.

This is the second time — earlier on January 13, 2026 (Tuesday) — that Elon Musk-owned X faced a global outage, impacting thousands of users in different countries like the United States (US), Pakistan, the United Kingdom (UK) and other countries as well.

However, the company has hasn't provided any official statement regarding X's global outage or any resolution time.