If someone tells me I'll see posts from those I follow, I might go back there... I left because the algorithm became so weird and most posts from the people I was interested in just disappeared from my feed. Other than that - most times people say something is dead, it usually means the opposite.
The "following" tab is what you want ("for you" would be algo selected). You can also make a list of people that will be reverse chronological. Twitter has a bunch of power user tools to make it what you want, doesn't take long to make great
It's X now Twitter now so there's not really a fair historic comparison very far back (Twitter was losing numbers for a bit). Anyway you don't have to use it - but pretty much every app comparison and site comparison site, plus their own data (which was filed in a public prospectus) shows a healthy and popular website.
I left mainly because the algo was too addictive
See this is actually a fair reason to quit - have to be productive (I don't have Instagram and TikTok for the same reason)
If someone tells me I'll see posts from those I follow, I might go back there... I left because the algorithm became so weird and most posts from the people I was interested in just disappeared from my feed. Other than that - most times people say something is dead, it usually means the opposite.
The "following" tab is what you want ("for you" would be algo selected). You can also make a list of people that will be reverse chronological. Twitter has a bunch of power user tools to make it what you want, doesn't take long to make great
Quoting Taylor Lorenz though not a single statistical citation regarding growth claims.
Here you go couple fun call outs:
https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2094853541756338533 (>100M downloads in August)
https://www.similarweb.com/website/x.com/ (#5 website in the world)
550 million active users as of early 2026 (see SPCX prospectus)
Sorry I sometimes forget you guys don't all work in the tech sector and watch these numbers
You can also see on similarweb.com the platform's long term use in decline though
It's X now Twitter now so there's not really a fair historic comparison very far back (Twitter was losing numbers for a bit). Anyway you don't have to use it - but pretty much every app comparison and site comparison site, plus their own data (which was filed in a public prospectus) shows a healthy and popular website.