FAQs about top search results
What are "top" Tweets?
When you search on twitter.com and on the Twitter for iOS and Android apps, you can filter your results by clicking or tapping Top, Latest, Accounts/People, Photos, or Videos (located at the top of your search results). Selecting Top shows Tweets you are likely to care about most first.
Note: Top Tweets are selected through an algorithm, we do not manually curate search results.
Why don't I see the Tweets I like in top Tweets?
Top Tweets are the most relevant Tweets for your search. We determine relevance based on the popularity of a Tweet (e.g., when a lot of people are interacting with or sharing via Retweets and replies), the keywords it contains, and many other factors. If Tweets you love aren't showing up as top Tweets, it means they may not be the most relevant results for your search. You can tap Latest to see the most recently-posted Tweets matching your query.
How can I make these top results go away, or come back?
You can change the type of search results you see by clicking or tapping the filters at the top of your search results.
How does safe search affect my results in top and latest?
Twitter’s safe search mode excludes potentially sensitive content, along with accounts you may have muted or blocked, from search results in both Top and Latest. Top shows Tweets based on relevance, whereas Latest displays results in chronological order.
To learn more about filtering your search results, including how to disable or enable safe search, read our Using Twitter search article.
Why show top Tweets if they're not the most recent results for my search?
Some older results may be highlighted at the top because they have been determined to be of high value for your query. Our search algorithm has found those Tweets to be particularly relevant to the subject you’re looking for, even though they may not be the most recently posted Tweets. Select Latest to view the rest of your search results in real-time order.
How are Tweets selected for the other filters?
Click or tap Accounts or People to see results of accounts that match your search query. Click or tap Photos or Videos to see to top images and videos of popular media related to your search query. To see news results related to your query, click or tap News (access from the More options drop-down on web). Results are determined much in the same way as top Tweets.
Having trouble?
Check out our Search troubleshooting section for solutions to common problems.