Recent information suggests that X (formerly Twitter) is indeed planning to launch its own email service, which could possibly take on established services like Gmail. Elon Musk has confirmed the development of XMail, taking advantage of the increasing X users.
While the exact timeline and specifics of XMail remain undisclosed, the confirmation has sparked considerable interest and discussion in the tech community and among the X users, who view this move as a game-changer, purging the long-term dominance of the existing services.
One prominent and pro-Elon user, DogeDesigner (@cb_doge), posted, “X Mail would be cool, username@x.com.” Elon Musk replied. “Yeah. On the list of things to do.”
There is much anticipation that XMail will be integrated with the X app, signing with Elon Musk’s vision of making X an “everything app.”
XMail is posed to overtake established email service providers with market share. Appl’s Mail service leads with approximately 53.67% of the global email client market share. Gmail is second with around 30.70%, Microsoft’s Outlook with about 4.38%, and Yahoo Mail with approximately 2.64% of the market share in 2024.
XMail Possible Features
XMail users could be able to send and receive emails using their X username with the formart “username@x.com (mailto:username@x.com), making communication simple and more straightforward within the X ecosystem.
A longtime concern regarding privacy issues, including selling personal data to advertisers, could undeter many from switching to XMail services, as some X users suggested an ad-free service that will not sell personal data.
XMail is expected to offer seamless integration with X features, like XMessage, enhancing the user experience by keeping all forms of communication within one platform. There have been discussions around XMail, possibly integrating AI assistants.
Whether it’ll be available soon or not, the announcement has erupted both negative and positive sentiments from several X users, with some feeling it’s inconvenient to switch from their current email providers.
