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title: X’s web app will get faster. Head of product says load times will drop by 90%
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description: X plans to make a major reduction to load times on its web app.
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# X’s web app will get faster. Head of product says load times will drop by 90%

X plans to make a major reduction to load times on its web app.

Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, said X has rewritten almost every core part of the app over the past 12 months and will soon ship a version that reduces web app load times by 90%.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-theme="dark"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some of the most impactful work we do at X is invisible to the user. <br><br>In the last 12 months, we have rewritten almost every core part of the app. <br><br>We will soon be shipping a 90% reduction in our web app’s load times. <a href="https://t.co/3slqVjqhko">https://t.co/3slqVjqhko</a></p>&mdash; Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) <a href="https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2063767110736908757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

According to Bier, X has worked on a large-scale rewrite of the app’s internals as an improvement that users do not see on the surface.

X developer Yagiz Nizipli posted a video comparing load times between the new version and the current version under a slow 4G internet connection.

The video shows that the current version takes around 18 seconds to load a profile page, while the new version finishes loading the profile page in around 5 seconds.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="1920" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Performance improvements to upcoming versions of <a href="https://t.co/gShMDO5ykF">https://t.co/gShMDO5ykF</a> (under slow / 4G internet connection). <a href="https://t.co/gvt1tKQ8XT">pic.twitter.com/gvt1tKQ8XT</a></p>&mdash; Yagiz Nizipli (@yagiznizipli) <a href="https://x.com/yagiznizipli/status/2063764658469699693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That falls short of Bier’s 90% figure, but it still means load times drop by around 70%.

Nizipli’s video shows the domain `lite.x.com`, but when I visited that domain, I got a 404 error. Since the domain itself exists, X may restrict access to users inside the company.

Since Nizipli described the changes in his post as “improvements to upcoming versions,” the load-time reduction does not appear to have rolled out to the public yet. I could not confirm a specific release date for the faster version.

I do not usually notice load times when I browse X on a PC, but I often find X slow to load when I use Firefox on my smartphone while I am out. A reduction in load times would make this a welcome update.

As a side note, if X feels slow after loading in Firefox, you can install the Lightweight X extension to disable UI blur effects and make it lighter.

[FirefoxでTwitterを軽量化する「Lightweight X」](https://roboin.io/article/2024/03/01/lightweight-x-formerly-twitter-for-firefox-for-android/)

## Conclusion

X plans to reduce load times on its web app by 90%. X has not announced a specific release date yet, but users can expect x.com to load faster in the browser.

## Verification details and sources

### Verification environment

- OS: Android 17
- Device: Google Pixel 8
- Browser: Firefox Nightly for Android version 153.0a1

### Verification details

I visited lite.x.com, which appears in the video attached to Yagiz Nizipli’s post, and confirmed that it returns a 404 error.

### Last verification date

2026-06-08T17:15:00.000Z

### Reference links

- [Comparison video of the new version and the current version posted by Yagiz Nizipli](https://x.com/yagiznizipli/status/2063764658469699693)
- [Post by Nikita Bier](https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2063767110736908757)