Have you ever hit your Twitter follow limits, become unable to follow more people on Twitter, and seen a notification like the one below?
What if I tell you that you can actually follow more people on Twitter than you think you can? Well... Keep on reading to learn more about that.
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The reason why you can't follow more people on Twitter: Twitter follow limits
Twitter has set follow limits to ensure healthy interactions and minimize spam. Below is an overview of these restrictions.
- Daily follow limit: You can follow up to 400 accounts per day for standard users and 1,000 accounts per day for verified users.
- General follow limit: Twitter allows accounts to follow a maximum of 5,000 accounts. Beyond that, your account must maintain a certain follower-to-following ratio. Even though the exact ratio was not mentioned officially by X (Twitter) authorities, we can say that a higher ratio is almost always better.
Fuat Zarifoglu
If you can’t follow more people, you’ve likely hit one of these thresholds explained above. You can read more on Twitter follow limits here:
Fuat Zarifoglu
How to follow more people on Twitter
So, how do you bypass these limits and follow more people on Twitter, other than attracting followers and improving your follow ratio?
There are two more things, and the second one is a little less obvious.
1. Unfollow irrelevant accounts to make room for following more people on Twitter
Review your following list and unfollow accounts that are no longer relevant to your interests. Inactives, spammy accounts, or even non-followers would be a nice starting point.
But I hear you. It'll take a lot of time to identify such accounts, let alone unfollow them one by one...
That's exactly where Circleboom Twitter comes in to help you.
With Circleboom, you can easily detect;
But wait, there's more: You can also bulk unfollow all these accounts with the help of Circleboom's Twitter unfollow tool.
Fatih Kemal Oksuzoglu
2. Use Twitter lists as a way of following more people on Twitter
Attracting followers is a bit of a long-term solution. And let's say that your following list is formed of such great people that you can't find anybody to unfollow. What to do then?
The solution is Twitter lists.
Twitter lists offer a brilliant workaround if you're unable to follow more accounts, as adding people to a list allows you to keep track of their tweets. You can even create multiple Twitter lists for different interests or topics, like “Tech Influencers” or “News Sources.”
In other words, Twitter lists let you stay updated on accounts you find valuable without counting toward your follow limit. So you'll technically be following their content just when you start thinking, "Why can't I follow more people on Twitter?".
And Circleboom Twitter's list manager will also help you use Twitter lists effectively, or as a way of bypassing the Twitter limits, as far as this article is concerned.
Circleboom not only allows you to add people to Twitter lists in bulk, but will also help you find who to follow through its advanced search tools and filters.
Arif Akdogan
Key Takeaways
- Follow limits exist for a reason: Twitter’s restrictions prevent spam and encourage genuine connections.
- Boost your follower ratio: Engage with your audience to improve your ability to follow more users.
- Unfollow strategically: Clear out inactive or irrelevant accounts to free up space.
- Utilize Twitter lists: Add people to lists to monitor their updates without technically following them.
- Circleboom helps with all: Circleboom Twitter is a comprehensive Twitter management tool that has many features to help you get followers, unfollow unwanted accounts, and manage Twitter lists.
