X outage on May 1 — 19-minute disruption
May 1, 09:13 PM → May 1, 09:33 PM · 19 minutes · high
On May 1, 2026, service X experienced an outage that was detected through user reports. The incident began at 21:13 UTC and was resolved at 21:33 UTC, lasting approximately 19 minutes. During this period, users reported issues with social platform functionality.
Impact
During the 19-minute outage, users primarily reported issues related to social platform functionality. A total of 8 peak reports were received within a 15-minute window, with one total report during the incident specifically mentioning social platform issues. The majority of these reports originated from users in the United States. This indicates that users in the affected regions experienced disruptions when attempting to use social platform features within service X.
Top reported issues
- Social platform issues1
Most affected regions
- United States1
Outage timeline
- May 1, 09:13 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 1, 09:15 PM
Peak of 0 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 1, 09:33 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 1, 09:13 PM
X status page acknowledged the incident.
View official source - May 1, 09:33 PM
Manually added after outage observation: X is down.