Elon Musk Declares 24/7 Workdays After X Outage Shakes Platform
Elon Musk says he’s going all-in on his companies, Tesla, X, xAI, and even the Starship project after his social media platform X suffered a major outage this weekend.
According to the outage-tracking site Downdetector, X’s service issues peaked at around 8:51 a.m. ET on Saturday with over 25,800 reported problems. Users in the U.S., Germany, Spain, France, India, Canada, Australia, and Britain were affected. By midday, reports had dropped below 650, indicating the service had mostly recovered.
In a post on X, Musk made it clear that he’s pivoting his attention back to his business empire. “Back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms,” he said. “I must be super focused on X/xAI and Tesla, plus Starship launch next week, as we have critical technologies rolling out.”
Back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 24, 2025
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Musk’s renewed focus comes at a time when he’s faced criticism over his sprawling commitments. Last year, he spent nearly $300 million on political contributions but recently said he would cut back to concentrate on business amid concerns about Tesla’s performance. The automaker reported its first annual drop in deliveries after protests against Musk’s political views hurt its sales in the U.S. and Europe.
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Investors have also expressed concern about Musk’s focus being spread too thin. To reassure stakeholders, he previously said he would reduce his time spent on the Department of Government Efficiency to just a day or two a week starting this May.
Now, with X’s outage highlighting the importance of hands-on leadership and a Starship launch looming, Musk’s declaration signals a potential return to form. Whether his “24/7” commitment will reassure investors, or add further strain to his empire, remains to be seen.