Twitter has become an essential social media platform, especially for working professionals and people looking to expand their network. But while Twitter instantly notifies you when someone follows you, the same is not true if someone unfollows you.
Fortunately, there are plenty of third-party applications and websites that let you see who unfollowed you on Twitter. This can help you understand the kind of audience your content caters to, and realize the things you could change.
If you’ve been asking: “Who unfollowed me?”, here are four ways to check.
PSA: Be Careful Sharing Your Twitter Information With Third-Party Websites
As Twitter doesn’t natively allow you to see who unfollowed you, the only way to do this is by using a third-party website. This means that you grant certain permissions to the website with respect to your Twitter account.
It’s essential you make sure that all these websites are trustworthy and aren’t using your data for malicious reasons. There is no shortage of websites that could use your account to post spam promotional Tweets, or even to send messages to your followers.
As a good rule of thumb, only allow websites you completely trust with permissions such as posting and deleting tweets.
Certain permissions, such as access to your followers and following list, are to be expected in order to track who unfollowed you.
Authorizing Applications on Twitter
To use most of the services mentioned in this list, you’ll have to authorize them to link to your Twitter account. Here’s how you do that:
- Go to the service’s website and click on Log In. Most of them will have a “Sign In with Twitter” option. Click on it.
- The website will then redirect you to the Twitter authorization page. Double-check the permissions and click Authorize app after you’re satisfied.
- You will automatically be redirected to the service’s website.
Disconnecting Apps and Services From Twitter
If you no longer feel the need for any of the services mentioned in this list, it’s best to disconnect them from your Twitter account for privacy reasons. To do this, you’ll need to log in to your Twitter account on a computer, then follow the steps below.
- On the left side of the screen, click More, which is under Profile.
- From the list of options, click on Settings and privacy.
- Now, navigate to Security and account access > Apps and sessions.
- Click on Connected Apps, and then click on the app you want to disconnect.
- Choose Revoke app permissions.
Now you know about sharing data with third-party websites and authorizing or revoking Twitter app permissions, we can move on to identifying the four best ways to reveal your Twitter unfollowers.
1. Who Unfollowed Me
Who Unfollowed Me is one of the most popular followers/unfollowed trackers for Twitter. It’s easy to use and offers many essential features completely free of cost.
In addition to displaying information such as who unfollowed me and follower history, it also shows you stats such as when you joined Twitter and the age of your last Tweet. It’s a good way to remind yourself to post frequently, which is one of the key ways to improve your social media presence and grow your personal brand.
For more features, you can opt to upgrade to the Pro or SuperPro plan—which costs $24.99/year and $39.99/year, respectively. Alternatively, the SuperPro lifetime plan costs $119.99. After upgrading, you get access to features—such as follow duration and who is not following you back.
Website: Who Unfollowed Me (Free, on-site purchases available)
2. Unfollower Stats
While most other unfollower trackers just rely on a website, Unfollower Stats is one of the few services that has a functional iOS app as well. It also has one of the most comprehensive and easy to use dashboards among this list.
The free version of Unfollower Stats allows you to see various stats such as followers-to-following ratio, unfollowers, and even your most used words. The features in Unfollower Stats come in a three tier format- Free, Premium, and Pro.
Another added advantage of Unfollower Stats is that the website explicitly mentions that the service doesn’t post spam tweets on your behalf. It provides a peace of mind that other services don’t.
The annual costs of the Premium and Pro plans are $39.99 and $63.99, respectively.
Download: iOS (Free, in-app purchases available)
Website: Unfollower Stats (Free, on-site purchases available)
3. Zebra Boss
Zebra Boss works differently than the other Twitter follower trackers mentioned so far. It actually generates a report of your followers and unfollowers, and emails it to you daily. The advantage is that you don’t need to link your Twitter account or provide any special permissions for Zebra Boss to do this.
However, your account does need to be public in order for the service to read the follower data. The only disadvantage is that you can’t track your unfollower data in real time, but have to wait 24 hours before you receive the updated list.
The free version of Zebra Boss can only be used by people with up to 1,000 followers. If you have more than 1,000 followers, you will have to buy the Pro subscription that cost $2/month.
Website: Zebra Boss (Free, on-site purchases available)
4. Tweepi
Tweepi is a service that has been around for a while now, mainly due to its ease of use and features. Using the free version of Tweepi you can easily find out your unfollowers on Twitter and even users who you don’t follow back.
It is a good tool to know when someone follows you and then shortly unfollows you after you follow them back. Upon upgrading to its premium plans, Tweepi also recommends you Twitter accounts to follow or unfollow using AI.
A plethora of other unfollow tools also become available when you upgrade from the free plan. The paid Silver and Platinum plans cost $129/year and $249/year, respectively.
Website: Tweepi (Free, on-site purchases available)
Get to Know Who Unfollows You
While it may be helpful to know who is unfollowing you, you shouldn’t let it affect your professional presence on Twitter. There could be multiple reasons for them to unfollow you, ranging from the fact you belong to different industries or a conflict in opinion.
Nonetheless, it shouldn’t be one of the reasons that social media is making you sad. If someone unfollowed you, the chances are that they probably weren’t worth your time anyway.