# Can You Get a 'Paid' Twitter Account? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 27, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945 "2015-05-27T06:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/1 "2015-05-27T06:17:13Z")
I know you can get a paid just-about-everything-else on the internet. But first a little background. I seem to have reached the limit of people I can follow on Twitter. It was really fun at first. I just followed anyone and everyone who Tweeted or followed me. Then it can time to pay the piper. I reached the limit of people I could follow. And so I had to un-follow a few hundred people, just to make space in my account. (Something I really detested. I know I would be insulted, if someone suddenly un-followed me. But as I tweeted them, I really had no choice.) Anyways, as I am new to Twitter, I am still getting some of the bugs worked out. Back to my question: Can you get a bigger, paid-for Twitter account? (I’ll probably find out sooner or later anyways. But maybe someone else on these boards has a similar question.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/2 "2015-05-27T09:13:23Z")
No, there’s no paid Twitter Account, at least according to twitter: [https://support.twitter.com/articles/66885-i-can-t-follow-people-follow-limits#](https://support.twitter.com/articles/66885-i-can-t-follow-people-follow-limits#) > [@](#): > > 1. Every account can follow 2,000 users total. Once you’ve followed 2,000 users, there are limits to the number of additional users you can follow. This number is different for each account and is based on your ratio of followers to following; this ratio is not published. Follow limits cannot be lifted by Twitter and everyone is subject to limits, even high profile and API accounts. > > 2. Every Twitter account is technically unable to follow more than 1,000 users per day, in addition to the account-based limits above. Please note that this is just a technical limit to prevent egregious abuse from spam accounts. > > 3. Accounts are also prohibited from aggressively following other users. Our Follow Limits and Best Practices Page has more information on Twitter’s following rules. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/3 "2015-05-27T10:44:26Z")
Unless they check, I don’t think people know when they’ve been un-followed. And, as the rules quoted by Naita say, to be able to follow more people, you have to get more people following you… ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/4 "2015-05-27T13:51:49Z")
Any chance you might want to respond to your other Twitter thread from a few weeks ago? > **[Is It Wise to Follow Hundreds of People on Twitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=757110)** > > I recently joined Twitter (@jrberger86 in case your wondering). And I have gained many followers, which I guess is good. (I do have many strong and heartfelt opinions, political and otherwise, as you may already know.) The only thing is, every time... ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/5 "2015-05-27T15:01:59Z")
> [@Meurglys](#): > > Unless they check, I don’t think people know when they’ve been un-followed. > And, as the rules quoted by Naita say, to be able to follow more people, you have to get more people following you… I don’t know if the same is true of Twitter, but on Instagram, you can download an app that allows you to know who stops following you. It’s very helpful if you have a professional account. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/6 "2015-05-27T15:11:07Z")
On a related note, one of my gf’s nephews just got a job with a MLB team working on their Facebook page and Twitter feed. Pretty cool job for a guy with an interest in sports broadcasting. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/7 "2015-05-27T16:51:34Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Any chance you might want to respond to your other Twitter thread from a few weeks ago? > > [Is It Wise to Follow Hundreds of People on Twitter? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=757110) He’s reached the limits of threads he can respond to. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/8 "2015-05-27T22:38:08Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I don’t know if the same is true of Twitter, but on Instagram, you can download an app that allows you to know who stops following you. It’s very helpful if you have a professional account. Not sure if it’s a website or an app but you can definitely do something similar with twitter: some people obsessively post their follow/unfollow counts. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/9 "2015-05-28T07:01:21Z")
Well, you all want me to conserve on starting new threads. And I do have one more question. Please don’t laugh when you hear this one: **Now, are there a limited number of tweets you can send?** Remember, I said don’t laugh:). 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/10 "2015-05-28T07:08:48Z")
> [@Jim\_B](#): > > Well, you all want me to conserve on starting new threads. And I do have one more question. > > Please don’t laugh when you hear this one: **Now, are there a limited number of tweets you can send?** Remember, I said don’t laugh:). > > 🆒 No, no limit. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/11 "2015-05-28T08:08:14Z")
> [@Jim\_B](#): > > Well, you all want me to conserve on starting new threads. And I do have one more question. > > Please don’t laugh when you hear this one: **Now, are there a limited number of tweets you can send?** Remember, I said don’t laugh:). > > 🆒 > **[Twitter Limits Have CHANGED: Did You Know There Are At Least 8? #twitterlimits...](https://growmap.com/twitter-limits)** > > Twitter has changed many of their limits over time. I bet you don't know about all the changes shown below in red. You can send 1000 tweets per day. There may be hourly limits. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-paid-twitter-account/720945/12 "2015-05-28T09:14:02Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > [Twitter Limits Have CHANGED: Did You Know There Are At Least 8? #twitterlimits | GrowMap](http://growmap.com/twitter-limits/) > > You can send 1000 tweets per day. There may be hourly limits. My bad, but that link appears out of date. Here’s the relevant twitter support page: [https://support.twitter.com/articles/15364#](https://support.twitter.com/articles/15364#) > [@](#): > > The current technical limits for accounts are: > > ``` > Direct messages (daily): The limit is 1,000 messages sent per day. > Tweets: 2,400 per day. The daily update limit is further broken down into smaller limits for semi-hourly intervals. Retweets are counted as Tweets. > > ```