X Has Lost 11 Million Users In The EU Over The Past 5 Months

Elon Musk’s X, previously known as Twitter, a new report shows its monthly active EU user base decreased by 11 million users during the last five months, according to its transparency report enforced by EU Digital Services Act (DSA) regulations. The platform’s European user numbers have reached their lowest point in the region since Musk’s acquisition as it now maintains 94.8 million users in the EU which is fewer than its pre-acquisition total of 100 million users in 2022.

The April 2025 DSA statement released between October 2024 and March 2025 shows user numbers dropped by 10.5% compared to previous reports. The largest user decline occurred in France, where Meta lost 2.7 million users, followed by Poland with 2 million, Germany with 1.5 million, and Spain with over 1 million user departures. The platform user base in Luxembourg and Lithuania suffered significant decreases when 25% of their users left the platform.

The user numbers continue to decline since Musk took control of the company. Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential race prompted a short-lived increase in traffic combined with advertising interest at X, but these benefits evaporated quickly. Expert analysts predicted the platform would lose more users, and the recent statistics show their predictions have proven accurate.

A Financial Times investigation showed X lost about 20% of its daily U.S. users while U.K. user numbers dropped by one-third since Musk took charge of the company. The Musk-led Tesla company has encountered worldwide demonstrations and recorded a massive 71% decline in profits, which has negatively impacted his public reputation.

Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, purchased X back from its previous owner at a price similar to the amount Musk paid when he acquired it during 2022. User retention, along with revenues and corporate reputation, continues to present challenges for X despite ongoing fundamental attempts to create an optimistic image in the dynamic digital market.