The Follow Limit on Twitter - Small Business - Chron.com

Twitter allows each account to follow a total of 2,000 people without intervention. When you reach this level, Twitter imposes a limit on the number of people ... CultureMusicSportsFood&DrinkEntertainmentLifeHomesNewsWeatherShoppingJobsCarsHearstNewspapersparticipatesinvariousaffiliatemarketingprograms,whichmeanswemaygetpaidcommissionsoneditoriallychosenproductspurchasedthroughourlinkstoretailersites.TheFollowLimitonTwitterSmallBusiness|Accounting&Bookkeeping|AccountingTermsByAdrianGrahamsDoTwitterAccountsExpire?HowtoConfirm&AddFollowerstoaTwitterAccountCanYouBlockaCertainPersonFromFollowingYouonInstagram?HowDoYouUnblockonTumblr?HowtoGet10,000TwitterFollowersTwitterimposesalimitonthenumberofpeopleyoucanfollowwithyourTwitteraccounttopreventaggressivefollowingandspamandtoreducesystemstrain.There'snolimitonthenumberofuserswhocanfollowyourTwitteraccount,butifyou'vesuddenlystartedtoreceiveerrormessageswhenyoutrytofollowotherpeople,thenyoumighthavehityourTwitterfollowlimit.AccountMonitoringTwittermonitorsallaccountsforabusiveactivityoractionsthatviolatethesocialnetwork'stermsofservice,whichincludeaggressivefollowingandfollowchurn.AggressivefollowingoccurswhensomeonesignsupforaTwitteraccountandrandomlyfollowsnumerousotheruserstogainattentionorsendoutspamtweets.FollowchurnoccurswhenauserfrequentlyfollowsandunfollowslargenumbersofTwitteraccounts.TwitterimposestotalanddailyfollowlimitstopreventabuseandtoprotectthemajorityofTwitterusers.TwitterTotalFollowLimitTwitterallowseachaccounttofollowatotalof2,000peoplewithoutintervention.Whenyoureachthislevel,Twitterimposesalimitonthenumberofpeopleyoucanfollow.ThelimitisdifferentforeachTwitteraccountanddependsontheratiooffollowerstofollowing.There'snowayofknowingthespecificlimitassignedtoyouraccount;Twitterdoesn'tpublishtheratiousedtodeterminethelimitinordertopreventpeoplefromgamingthesystem.TwitterDailyFollowLimitInadditiontotheaccount'stotalfollowlimit,Twitteralsorestrictsthenumberofpeopleyoucanfolloweachdayto1,000.Again,Twitterimposesthislimittostopaggressivefollowing,abuseandspamaccounts.Thedailyrestrictionkicksinassoonasyouattempttofollowyour1,000thpersonina24-hourperiod,evenifyouraccounthasn'treachedthetotalfollowlimitof2,000.FollowLimitAdviceTwitterdisplaysanerrormessagewhenyoutrytofollowsomeonefromanaccountthathasreacheditsfollowlimit.There'snowaytogetaroundthelimit,andTwitter'shelpdeskwon'tbeabletoremovethelimitfromyouraccount.Theonlywaytofollowpeopleagainistowaituntilyouraccounthasreceivedmorefollowers,becausethisadjuststheratioandrelaxesthelimitonyouraccount.Youcanalsounfollowafewpeopletoreduceyourtotalnumberoffollowsandfreeupspacetofollowotherpeople.However,followingandunfollowingtoomanyaccountsviolatesTwitter'stermsofserviceandcanresultinaccountsuspension,soexercisecautionwhenusingthisapproach.ReferencesTwitter:FollowLimits(ICan'tFollowPeople)Twitter:FollowingRulesandBestPracticesResourcesTwitter:FrequentlyAskedQuestionsAboutFollowingTwitter:Welcome!HowCanWeHelpYou?WriterBioAdrianGrahamsbeganwritingprofessionallyin1989aftertrainingasanewspaperreporter.Hisworkhasbeenpublishedonlineandinvariousnewspapers,including"TheCornishTimes"and"TheSundayIndependent."Grahamsspecializesintechnologyandcommunications.HeholdsaBachelorofScience,postgraduatediplomasinjournalismandwebsitedesignandisstudyingforanMBA.RelatedArticlesIsThereaDailyUnfollowLimitonTwitter?IsThereaLimitonHowManyPeopleYouCanFollowonInstagram?IsThereaFollowingLimitperDayonInstagram?HowtoUnsuspendYourTwitterAccountHowtoMeasurePopularityonTwitterHowtoUnblockSomeoneonTwitterTwitterDMLimitsHowtoFollowSomeoneonTumblrWithouttheFollowIconHowtoMassivelyUnfollowonTwitterDoTwitterAccountsExpire?HowtoConfirm&AddFollowerstoaTwitterAccountCanYouBlockaCertainPersonFromFollowingYouonInstagram?1IsThereaDailyUnfollowLimitonTwitter?2IsThereaLimitonHowManyPeopleYouCanFollowonInstagram?3IsThereaFollowingLimitperDayonInstagram?4HowtoUnsuspendYourTwitterAccount