X
A global social networking platform for short posts, real-time news, and public conversation, serving users and advertisers.
X popularity rank history
Monthly average · last 12 moA lower rank number means higher popularity. Dashed sections represent months outside the Tranco ranking.
How to read a popularity rank
The lower the number, the higher the ranking. WhoTrends uses the Tranco ranking system, which is a research-based ranking that incorporates multiple sources in order to eliminate any short-term fluctuations and bias. This is a relative ranking based on popularity.
X domain registration
WHOIS record| Registered | 1993-04-02 (33 yr) |
| Expires | 2034-10-20 |
| Registrar | GoDaddy.com, LLC |
| DNSSEC | Enabled |
| Name servers | a.u10.twtrdns.net, a.r10.twtrdns.net, b.u10.twtrdns.net, c.u10.twtrdns.net |
X classification
Public profile| Type | Social media |
| Industry | Media entertainment |
| Market | BOTH |
| Monetization | subscription |
| Pricing | freemium |
| App | iOS / Android |
| Audience | general internet users and advertisers |
| Tags |
X competitors
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| #5 | #5 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #4 |
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| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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A mobile application where users can share images, videos, and stories with their network of friends and followers, as well as with businesses.
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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X backlink profile
Majestic| Referring subnets | 192,762 |
| Referring IPs | 614,022 |
| Majestic global rank | #16 |
| Rank within .com | #14 |
| Authority | Very High |
| As of | Oct 2026 |
About X
X Corp. is an American technology company that operates a social network and microblogging platform. The company is owned by SpaceX through the intermediate organizations xAI and SpaceX Super Intelligence. The social network also has hundreds of millions of monthly active users.
On the platform, users can post text updates; upload images and videos; send direct messages; make audio and video calls; use bookmarks and lists; join communities; browse job listings; and host or listen to live audio through X Spaces. The platform also has an integrated Grok chatbot.
The platform is used to follow news and updates on various topics, join public discussions, connect with creators of various projects, and use Community Notes. The service first appeared in March 2006 as twttr and was released in July 2006 under the name Twitter. Following Elon Musk’s acquisition in October 2022, it was rebranded as X in 2023.