What is the Twitter follow limit and ratio? - Twitter Help Center

Following accounts is an easy way to curate your Twitter feed and know what's happening with the topics or people you're interested in. Skiptomaincontent HelpCenter AboutfollowingonTwitter Overview   March2019 FollowingaccountsisaneasywaytocurateyourTwitterfeedandknowwhat’shappeningwiththetopicsorpeopleyou’reinterestedin.Topreventspamandmanipulationoffollowrelationshipsandtoensuresitereliability,therearetechnicallimitsregardinghowmanyTwitteraccountsyouareabletofollow.Theselimitsarebasedontherateatwhichyouarefollowingnewaccounts,aswellashowmanyfollowersyouhave.Inaddition,becausefollowrelationshipsonTwitteraren’tmutualbynature,we’vealsoputintoplaceafewrulesaroundfollowbehaviortopromoteauthenticexperiences. Whatarethetechnicalfollowlimits? Wedon’tlimitthenumberofaccountsyoucanfollowoverall,buttherearesomelimitsastothepaceatwhichyoucandoso.EveryTwitteraccountisabletofollowupto400accountsperday.VerifiedTwitteraccountsareabletofollowupto1,000accountsperday.Inadditiontothedailylimits,therearefollowratiosthatgointoeffectonceyou’refollowingacertainnumberofaccounts:EveryTwitteraccountcanfollowupto5,000accounts.Onceyoureachthatnumber,youmayneedtowaituntilyouraccounthasmorefollowersbeforeyoucanfollowadditionalaccounts. Thisnumberisdifferentforeachaccountandisautomaticallycalculatedbasedonyouruniqueratiooffollowerstofollowing. Arethereotherrulesthatapplytofollowbehavior? Yes.TheTwitterRulesprohibitabusivefollowing,andviolationoftheserulesmayresultinthesuspensionofyouraccount.Specifically,therulesprohibit: “followchurn”–followingandthenunfollowinglargenumbersofaccountsinanefforttoinflateone’sownfollowercount;indiscriminatefollowing–followingand/orunfollowingalargenumberofunrelatedaccountsinashorttimeperiod,particularlybyautomatedmeans;duplicatinganotheraccount’sfollowers,particularlyusingautomation;and usingorpromotingthird-partyservicesorappsthatclaimtoaddfollowers. Twitterratiodetails Youmayencounteramessagethatstates,“Youareunabletofollowmorepeopleatthistime.”You’llencounterthismessageforoneofthefollowingreasons: You’vereachedthedailyfollowlimit.Youcanfollowmoreaccountsafteradayhaspassed.You'vefollowedtoomanyaccountstooquickly.Tryagaininanhourorso.You’vehitafollowratiolimit.Youcantryagainonceyouraccounthasmorefollowers,oryoucanunfollowafewaccountstofollownewones.Youraccountislockedorlimited.Wemaylockanaccountifappearstobecompromisedorifitisinviolationofthe TwitterRules or TermsofService,includingduetoaggressivefollowbehavior.Accountsinalockedstatearelimitedinactionstheycanperform,includingfollowing.Readmoreabout lockedandlimitedaccounts. Additionalresources   Learnmoreaboutour automationrulesandbestpractices (intendedfordevelopers),andour followingFAQs. Sharethisarticle Tweet ByusingTwitter’sservicesyouagreetoourCookiesUse.Weusecookiesforpurposesincludinganalytics,personalisation,andads. OK