# Twitter (X) follower count checker

> Check how many followers any public X (Twitter) account has, plus following, tweet count, verification type and the date the account was created.

HTML page: https://www.twittrapi.com/tools/follower-count

Free tool

See how many followers any public X account has, how many accounts it follows and how many posts it has made, with its verification type and the date it was created. Free, no sign-in.

Followers, following and tweet counts appear here.

How it works

## How the follower count checker works

1. 01

  Enter the username

  With or without @, or paste the profile link.
2. 02

  Complete the captcha

  A few free lookups per day for each visitor.
3. 03

  We ask X for the profile

  Our server calls `GET /user/by/username/{username}?format=simple`. The [simple format](https://www.twittrapi.com/docs/simple-format) returns the counts as plain numbers under `counts`.
4. 04

  Read the numbers

  Exact counts, not rounded like 1.2M on the profile page.

## Need this at scale? Get an API key

Track follower counts for thousands of accounts: one call per profile, or 100 profiles per call with `/user/users/by/ids`. From $0.065 per 1,000 calls, prepaid.

[Get an API key](https://www.twittrapi.com/start) [User by username docs →](https://www.twittrapi.com/docs/reference/user-by-username-username) [Followers list docs →](https://www.twittrapi.com/docs/reference/user-userid-followers)

FAQ

## Frequently asked questions

**How do I check how many followers an account has?**

Enter the @username or paste the profile link, complete the captcha and press Check. You get the follower count as X reports it right now, plus following, posts, likes, media and how many lists the account is on.

**Is the follower count live?**

Yes. Each lookup asks X for the current profile. Identical lookups are cached for 10 minutes, so a number can be up to 10 minutes old.

**What does the verification type mean?**

X reports how an account is verified: Business (gold check), Government (grey check), or a blue check from an X Premium subscription. Accounts without a check show No.

**Can I see who follows an account?**

Not with this tool. The API lists followers and followings page by page (GET /user/{userId}/followers), including for large accounts.

**Can I track follower growth over time?**

Call the user endpoint on a schedule and store the counts. At API prices, checking 100 accounts every hour for a month is 72,000 calls.

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- [Thread reader → Unrolls an X thread into clean text, with copy and Markdown download.](https://www.twittrapi.com/tools/thread-reader)
- [Tweets to CSV → The latest ~20 tweets of an account as a table with CSV download.](https://www.twittrapi.com/tools/tweets-to-csv)
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