Is X Down Right Now? Major Twitter Outage February 16, 2026 – Live Status Check
Huge surge in user reports during today's X outage – Source: Downdetector Is X Down Right Now? Major Twitter (X) Outage Reported on February 16, 2026 – Live Status & Downdetector Updates Updated: February 16, 2026 – 7:40 PM PKT If you're trying to load X (formerly Twitter) and getting error messages, endless loading, or login failures – you're not alone. Thousands of users across the United States and worldwide are reporting issues right now. Searches for " is X down ", " is Twitter down right now ", " X outage ", and " Twitter not working " have spiked as people rush to check the status. According to real-time data from Downdetector , user reports began surging around 8:42 AM EST (early afternoon UTC), with peaks exceeding 40,000 complaints. The most common problems include: App crashes or failure to load (53% of reports) Timeline/feed not refreshing (21%) Website access issues (17%) Sharp increase in u...