Tool information
How XCircle calculates your circle
See how public replies, mentions, quotes and reposts become your X circle, how scores are weighted, and what your picture includes.
Updated 2026-10-30
Start with a public username
Enter an X username, with or without the @ sign. You can make a circle for your own account, a friend, a creator, or a brand with public posts. You do not need to connect an X account or give us your password.
Your circle puts the account you searched for in the middle. The people around it are ranked by the public conversations found in a recent sample of posts. A closer position means a higher interaction score in that sample.
We look at both sides of the conversation
The account's recent posts and replies show who it reaches out to. A separate search looks for public posts that mention the account, so people who reply or reach out can count too. If search is temporarily unavailable, replies under the account's own posts can supply some of that incoming activity.
Public data is retrieved through FxTwitter, an independent, unofficial service. We read a limited sample with a time limit, rather than downloading an account's entire history. The number of posts available, the account's activity, and the data service all affect how far back a circle reaches.
Four kinds of public interaction
| Interaction | Starting weight | What it tells us |
|---|---|---|
| Reply | 3 | Someone joined a conversation. |
| Quote | 2 | Someone added their own post to another person's post. |
| Mention | 1.5 | Someone included a username in the visible text. |
| Repost | 1 | Someone shared another person's post. |
A reply's automatic chain of usernames is not treated as a list of extra mentions. Duplicate posts are checked so the same item does not gain extra points simply because it appeared in more than one response.
These weights are a way to organize activity. They are not a measurement of friendship, importance, or how someone feels about you.
Recent, regular conversations carry more weight
Points have a 30-day half-life: an interaction from 30 days ago contributes about half as much as the same interaction today. That keeps the picture connected to recent activity.
When two accounts interact in both directions, the score gets a bonus. A conversation spread across different days also carries more weight than a single long burst of replies with the same person. Together, these adjustments help recurring exchanges show through.
Make the picture yours
Choose 8, 24, or up to 50 people. Pick a background, show or hide names and ranks, or remove someone from the picture. Changing the design uses the same ranking; it does not ask X for more posts.
Download a PNG to keep a copy. A share link saves a snapshot of your chosen picture and opens it without re-reading the account's posts. Share links work for seven days. Your downloaded image stays with you after the link expires.
Why two circles can look different
New replies change the sample. Old activity fades. The account may have posted more, or the data service may return a different amount of activity. Results can be reused for up to 12 hours to keep repeated visits quick and reduce requests to the data source.
If live reading fails, we may show the most recent successful result from the previous seven days, with its original update time. When only part of the data could be read, the page tells you. You can still save that picture, but it represents the activity available in that read.
What stays outside the circle
Likes, direct messages, private posts, and follower counts do not contribute to these scores. A person can matter to you without appearing here, especially if you mostly talk in private or have not interacted publicly in the sampled period.
For a walkthrough, read how to make a Twitter circle. For data handling and storage, see the privacy policy.