“Elon Musk’s ‘Cool’ Reaction to X Becoming India’s No. 1 News App”

Elon Musk’s one-word reaction to post claiming X is ‘Number 1 news app in India’

Billionaire entrepreneur and owner of X, Elon Musk, re-shared a post on his platform that has created chatter. In the post, he reacted to an X share, claiming that the platform has emerged as the

“#1 news app on the AppStore” in India.

X user @cb_doge, who goes by Doge Designer and often receives replies from Musk, posted, “BREAKING: X is now the #1 news app on the AppStore in India.”

The X user further shared a video capturing the Indian flag.

Social media reactions:

Musk’s comment sparked polarized reactions, with some users celebrating X’s success, while others demanded geoblocking or IP restrictions for Indian users, highlighting tensions over cultural differences and online discourse.

An individual wrote, “Mom said stop wasting time on X… now I tell her I’m watching the news.” Another added, “X should be geo-blocked in India.”

PM Modi and Elon Musk’s video conference:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and American billionaire Elon Musk connected via teleconferencing on April 18. During the meeting, they discussed space, innovation, technology, and mobility domains.

“Spoke to @elonmusk and talked about various issues, including the topics we covered during our meeting in Washington DC earlier this year. We discussed the immense potential for collaboration in the areas of technology and innovation.

India remains committed to advancing our partnerships with the US in these domains,” the Prime Minister wrote in a post on X.

A Signature Elon Musk Move

This is not the first occasion that Elon Musk has shaken up the internet with a single-word tweet. Reckoned for his erratic social media activity, Musk has had a history of posting cryptic or tongue-in-cheek remarks that tend to take over news cycles. Ranging from tweeting “Dogecoin” to randomly posting memes that send cryptocurrencies or stocks soaring, his online presence often steers global conversation.

Monday’s tweet also followed a pattern.

The short caption “Cool” and the link, which many identified as pointing to a nascent-stage tech demo on X’s new media-sharing feature, prompted fans and followers to speculate Musk was promoting a new virtual tool or innovation. Others guessed it could be about progress in AI or a peek at future X features.