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“Highest usage ever”: Elon Musk reveals massive traffic surge on X amid Iran-Israel tensions

| @indiablooms | Mar 01, 2026, at 06:42 pm

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Sunday announced that social mediaplatform X recorded its highest-ever usage amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, marking a historic milestone for the company.

Musk shared the update while responding to a post by X product managerNikita Bier, who said the platform experienced its largest trafficsurge on Saturday.

Reacting to the post, Musk wrote: “Highest usage of 𝕏 ever.”The announcement came as global attention remained fixed on theintensifying Middle East crisis following military strikes by Israel and the United States on IMillions of users turned to X to seek real-time updates and share

information as the situation unfolded. Tensions escalated further after Iran launched missiles and drones targeting several countries in the region, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

 

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