How to follow people on Twitter

Following is what makes the Twitter experience all your own. Find the voices who speak to you: friends, sports stars, actors, comedians, industry experts, ... Skiptomaincontent GettingStartedGuide HowtogetstartedwithTwitter FollowpeopletoseetheirTweets Overview Morefromthevoicesyoucareabout FollowaccountsonTwitter Findingaccountstofollow Unfollowaccounts   FollowaccountsonTwitter Findingaccountstofollow Unfollowaccounts   FollowaccountsonTwitter FollowsomeoneonTwittertosubscribetotheirTweetsandseethemonyourtimeline. Whyfollow? FollowingiswhatmakestheTwitterexperienceallyourown.Findthevoiceswhospeaktoyou:friends,sportsstars,actors,comedians,industryexperts,andmore. Whenyoufollowanaccount,you’llseethemonyourfollowinglistandtheirTweetswillappearinyourHometimeline.We’llnotifythepersonyoufollow,andyoumayevengetafollowback. HowtofollowsomeoneonTwitter Readytostartfollowing?You’vegotsomeoptions: Usethedropdownmenu(orhoverondesktop)inaTweet.SelecttheFollowbuttonnexttotheaccountname(insearchresultsoralist).VisittheaccountprofileandtaptheFollowbutton.   Findaccountstofollow GrowyourfollowinglistbysearchingfornamesorbyallowingTwittertomakesuggestionsforyou. Searchbyname UseTwittersearchtotypethenameofsomeoneyou’relookingfor.Lookthroughtheresultsandfollowtheaccountsyoulike.ScrollthroughtheirprofilepageforabetterideaonwhattheyTweetabout. Yourbrowserdoesnotsupportthevideoelement. ProTip Getcreativewithwhoyoufollow Lookformorethanjustaname.Manybrands,sportsteams,organizations,andmorehavetheirownaccounts.Checkouttheprofilesofpeopleyoulikeandseewhotheyfollowforinspiration. Twitterrecommendations Sometimeswe’llsuggestaccountsforyoutofollowbasedonyourinterests.Likewhatweshowyou?JusttapthefollowbuttonnexttotheaccountnametostartseeingtheirTweets. Forstep-by-stepinstructions,checkoutHowtofollowpeopleonTwitter. Tryitnow Followatleast10people. MakeTwitterthebestexperienceforyoubyfollowingatleast10accounts. SearchforpeopleyouknoworlookatTwittersuggestionstohelpyougetstarted. GotoTwitter     Unfollowaccounts KeepyourTwittercurrentbyonlyfollowingtheaccountsthatmatchyourinterests. Whyunfollow? Ifyou’renotintotheTweetsanaccountissharing,youcanunfollowthemtostopseeingthemonyourtimeline.Dothistocleanupyourfollowinglistorundoanyaccidentalfollows. Howtounfollow Usethesameprocessforunfollowingaccountsasyoudoforfollowing–simplytapthefollowingbuttoninaTweet,nexttoanaccountname,orfromaprofilepage. ProTip Checkuponyourfollowinglist Gotoyourprofileandcheckyourfollowinglisteverysooftentoseeifthereareanyaccountsyouhadn’trealizedyou’dliketounfollow. StepbyStep Forstep-by-stepinstructions,checkout HowtounfollowpeopleonTwitter. Recap Followyourfavoritepeopleandjoinintheconversation RelatedArticles FollowTopicstoseemoreofwhatyou’reinto LearnMore Seemoreofwhatyouwantinyourtimeline LearnMore FollowTopicstoseemoreofwhatyou’reinto LearnMore ByusingTwitter’sservicesyouagreetoourCookiesUse.Weusecookiesforpurposesincludinganalytics,personalisation,andads. OK