How to find out if someone if following you back on Twitter, that’s the point of this post. The solution is a lot easier than you think. You could, of course, scroll through that person’s list of people that they’re following but that would take hours, in some cases. Get the list, hit control/f to find your name on the list and wait…not too efficient right? Here’s an easier way.

On Twitter, users can only send direct messages to users who are following them. Makes sense, I guess. Prevents spam, probably. But, it also allows you to check if that person is following you or not. You know how it is, people follow you, then after an appropriate length of time ‘unfollow’ you. In the constant fight for followers on Twitter, this kind of activity is common.

If you are wondering if a user follows you, simply bring up their profile, check to see if you can send them a direct message and you’ll know. OK, I just noticed that you can also read ‘Follows you’ on the pop-down menu shown here:

That was a lot simpler than you thought, right? Well, that’s what we’re all about here…simplicity.

Thanks for reading!