Elon Musk’s Controversial X Staffer Steps Back After Nearly 30 Products

Nikita Bier is stepping back as X’s product chief after 400 days. He stays on at Elon Musk’s platform as an advisor. He left with a number. X shipped nearly 30 new products on his watch, he said Wednesday. The independent data tells a harder story.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to pass the torch and demote myself to my natural state: a poster. I'll be stepping back from leading product for 𝕏 and will continue on as an advisor.Serving the X community has been the privilege of a lifetime.

X is, and will remain, the most… pic.twitter.com/hHpnY30L6c— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) August 5, 2026 Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens Nikita Bier Shipped Fast and Left a Long Receipt Bier got the job in July 2025.

He had built tbh and Gas, two teen apps that Facebook and Discord later bought. Both reached No. 1 on the US App Store. At X he rebuilt the core. The Timeline, the Android app, onboarding, notifications, and chat all went back to the drawing board. Traders felt it.