claimed are now on X as of late July. If more than 250 million users joined X in the 10 months that Musk has been in charge, as opposed to anytime over the prior 17 years, it stands to reason that Musk was an important factor in their decision to join, and that a significant number of them would be following Musk. recent report by Mashable on X Premium, Musk's paid subscription service formerly known as Twitter Blue, found that there are just around 830,000 subscribers