About Twitter Search Results

Searching for relevant Tweets from your account home page or on twitter.com/search just got a little more interesting. Now when you search for something or click on a trending topic, not only will it deliver more relevant Tweets, but it will also show you related photos and videos, right there on the results page.

Twitter's top search results as seen for the search term "Oprah":



Below are some frequently asked questions about this beta feature.

How can I make these top results go away, or come back?

• You'll have the option to hide the most popular search results in favor of real-time Tweets by selecting "All" from the drop-down menu, shown in the screenshot below.
• If you'd like to see the popular Tweets displayed again at the top, simply reselect "Top" from the drop-down menu.

What's the difference between Top search results and Twitter's "Promoted Tweets"?

Promoted Tweets and top search results are similar in that they are both relevant to your query and share popularity and resonance among other users. The image below outlines how these results appear:

How does Twitter determine which Tweets will show up on top?

Just like Twitter's "trending topics," Twitter's staff does not editorialize which Tweets show up on top of search results. Twitter search uses an algorithm that determines the quality of the Tweet by letting users interact with it the way they normally do. This should help you find the information you want to know (and some information that may surprise you) faster.

Why aren't the most recent Tweets always at the top of my search?

Users who search for Tweets on twitter.com/search may see some older results highlighted at the top because they have been determined to be "top search results" for your query. Our search engines have 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. You can easily toggle to “All” to view the rest of your search results in real-time order.

What are Top images and Top videos?

Top images and videos are popular media related to your search query, and results are determined much in the same way as top Tweets. Click "view all" to see the most relevant and popular image and video results for your search query.

I've searched for something and didn't see any Top results. Why?

This is probably because the query is too specific or too general and we might not have enough data to determine any popular results yet. You'll still see all relevant real-time Tweets in your results.

What are Top Tweets?

Top Tweets float to the top of your search because of their popularity among other Twitter users and because of their relevancy to your query. These results should be helpful, insightful, and maybe even entertaining. Searching on twitter.com/search works exactly like it did before – by pulling relevant Tweets from our real-time public timeline. You can even use our advanced search operators to narrow your results further. This top search results feature should simply make your results more relevant than before.

Having Trouble?

If you're having trouble with search, please see our Search Troubleshooting section for more information.
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