How to Find People on Twitter

How to find people by name:

  1. Type the person's name into the search box at the top of your Twitter homepage. 
  2. Results for your search will show up under the People tab on the search results page.
  3. You can also search by typing the person's name into the search box on the Connect page.

How to browse accounts by interest:

  1. From the Discover page, click Browse categories.
  2. Click on any interesting category (e.g. Sports). You'll be shown a list of accounts you may want to follow.
  3. You can also browse by interest using the search box at the top of the Browse categories page. Type in a topic (like "comedy" or "basketball") or a descriptive phrase (such as "ballet dancer" or "comedian") and you'll see a list of account results for that search term. 

How to browse Twitter's suggestions:

  1. On the Discover page, click on Who to follow.
  2. Browse suggestions we've generated for you based on who we think you might find interesting. 
  3. Click Follow to follow any user, or click their username to learn more about them.

Having Trouble?

If you or your Tweets are not in search results, please see this Troubleshooting article.

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