how to follow, check followers, and more - Twitter Help Center

Tap or click on Following on your profile or home page to see who you've followed, displayed in a following list. You can unfollow accounts from that page ... Skiptomaincontent HelpCenter FollowingFAQs Whatisfollowing? FollowingsomeoneonTwittermeans: YouaresubscribingtotheirTweetsasafollowerTheirupdateswillappearinyour HometimelineThatpersonisabletosendyou DirectMessages Whatarefollowers? FollowersarepeoplewhoreceiveyourTweets.Ifsomeonefollowsyou: They'llshowupinyour followerslistThey'llseeyourTweetsintheirHometimelinewhenevertheylogintoTwitterYoucanstarta privateconversation withthem HowdoIknowwhoI'mfollowing? TaporclickonFollowing onyourprofileorhomepagetoseewhoyou'vefollowed,displayedina followinglist.Youcan unfollow accountsfromthatpageifyoudon'twanttofollowthemanymore. Wanttofollowsomeonenew?Learn howtofollowothers. HowdoIknowwhoisfollowingme? The followers linkonyourprofilepageorhomepagewillshowyouhowmanyfollowersyouhaveandwhotheyare.Bydefault,Twittersendsyouanemailtoletyouknowwhensomeonenewfollowsyou.Setupyour emailpreferences tonotifyyouwhenyouhaveanewfollowerortoturnthesenotificationsoff. Canlockedaccountsaffectfollowercounts? Yes.Whenaccountsarelocked, weremovethemfromfollowercounts acrossprofilesglobally.Asaresult,ifanaccountthatfollowsyouislocked,thenumberoffollowersdisplayedonyourprofilemaygodown.  HowdoIgetfollowers?CanIasksomeonetofollowme? ThereisnowaytosendarequestforotherpeopletofollowyouonTwitter.  Avoidthird-partyapplicationsthatpromisetogetyoualotoffollowers,theseappsusuallyviolateour TermsofService andmayleadtoaccountsuspension. ThebestwaytogainfriendsandfansonTwitteristoengagewithpeople,followotherswhoseTweetsareinterestingormeaningfultoyou,andbeanactivepartoftheTwittercommunitybyreadingandpostinghigh-qualityinformation. CanIrestrictwhofollowsme,orseesmyupdates? Yes.Youcan protectyourTweets.  ProtectingyourTweetsmeansanyonewhowantstofollowyoumustsubmitarequestforyourapproval.OnlyfollowersyouapprovecanseeyourprotectedTweetsandyourTweetswillnotappearinsearchengineresults. HowdoIapprovefollowers? Ifyouhave protectedyourTweets,youcan approvefollowers fromyouraccountprofilepage.  OnceIstartfollowingsomeone,canIstop? Yes.Youcan unfollow otheraccountsatanytime.Twitterdoesnotsendanotificationwhenyouunfollowsomeone. IfyouhaverequestedtofollowsomeonewhoseTweetsareprotected,thenchangeyourmind,youcancanceltoundoyourfollowrequest.(The Cancel buttonappearsontheirprofileinthesameplaceasthe Follow button.) Idon'twantaparticularpersontofollowme.WhatshouldIdo? Youcan block thataccountfromfollowingyou.Theywon'tbeabletofollowyouandyouwillseea blocked iconwhenyouvisittheirprofile.Tounblockanaccountyou'veblocked,visittheirprofileandclickortapthe block icon. YourTweetswon'tappearintheirtimeline,andiftheyvisityourprofile,theywillnotbeabletoseeanyofyourTweets. CanIremovesomeonefromfollowingmeinsteadofblockingthem? Yes,youcanremoveanyaccountfromfollowingyou.Therearetwowaystoremovesomeone.  Followerslist:Navigatetoyourfollowerslist.Findtheaccountyou’dliketoremoveandtaporclickonthemoreicon  totherightoftheFollowbutton. TaporclickonRemovethisfollower.ConfirmyouwanttoremovetheaccountbytappingorclickingonRemove.Profilepage:Navigatetotheprofilepageoftheaccountyouwishtoremovefromfollowingyou.Taporclickonthe more icon  andselectRemovethisfollower.ConfirmyouwanttoremovetheaccountbytappingorclickingonRemove. Pleasenotethatremovingafollowerwillnotpreventsomeonefromrequestingtofollowyouraccount(ifyourTweetsareprivate)orfollowingyouraccountagain(ifyourTweetsarepublic). Note:Currentlythefunctionalitytoremoveanaccountfromfollowingyouisavailableonwebonly.  Isfollowingthesameasfriend-ingsomeoneonothersocialnetworks? No.FollowingonTwitterisn'tmutual.Someonewhothinksyou'reinterestingcanfollowyou,andyoudon'thavetoapproveitorfollowthemback. IfyouwanttoapprovewhofollowsyourTweets, protectyourTweets.Thesamerulesapply—youcanapprovefollowers,butyoudon'thavetofollowthemback. Whatare"followlimits"? Twitterhas followandupdatelimits forsitestabilityandtocontrolabuse. Ihaveafollowerwhopostsspamand/orsensitivemedia. Learnhowto reportspam onTwitter.Learnhowtoreport inappropriatecontent. Sharethisarticle Tweet ByusingTwitter’sservicesyouagreetoourCookiesUse.Weusecookiesforpurposesincludinganalytics,personalisation,andads. OK