"About this account" on X: what the country on a profile means
Published By Filippo Pelloia
"About this account" is a panel on an X profile that shows where the account is based, as a country or a wider region. X fills it in itself, mainly from the internet addresses the account connects from, so it is not the location a person types in their bio. It can be wrong for people who travel or use a VPN.
Since late 2025 an X profile says where its account is based. It is a small line with a lot of misunderstanding around it, so here is what it is, where it comes from and how far to trust it.
What the panel is
About this account is a panel X added to profiles in November 2025. Privacy Guides reported that it opens by tapping the date the account joined, and that it shows the location the account is based in, among other details about the account.
Where the country comes from
Not from the person. According to the same report, the place is decided by a number of factors, but mainly by locating the internet addresses the account connects from. Nobody types it.
That is the whole difference from the location in a bio, which is a free text field. A bio can say a city, a planet or a joke. The panel says what X worked out.
A country, or a wider region
An account does not have to show its country. Android Headlines reported X's head of product saying the feature comes with a setting that shows only the region. In practice that means a profile can say Europe or South Asia instead of a country.
Why it can be wrong
- Travel. Someone who lives in one country and connects from another for a while can be placed in the second.
- VPNs. A VPN makes a connection appear to come from wherever its server is. Privacy Guides notes that X shows a warning that the place may not be accurate when it detects one.
- Time. The place is the one X attaches to the account. It is not where the person is at this moment.
So read it as "X believes this account is based here", not as an address.
Bio location and About this account, side by side
| Location in the bio | About this account | |
|---|---|---|
| Who writes it | The person | X |
| What it can say | Anything | A country or a region |
| How fine it is | As fine as the person likes | Never finer than a country |
| Can it be wrong | Yes, on purpose or not | Yes: travel, VPNs |
What you can do with it
One place per account is enough to draw a map. The X Circle World Map takes up to 50 of the people an account talks with most, reads the place X shows for each of them and puts them on a map of the world. It counts the countries, lists who is where, and names the people who show no place instead of guessing one. When X marks a place as possibly inaccurate, the list says so.
Common questions
Is the country in About this account the same as the location in the bio?
No. The location in the bio is typed by the person and can say anything. The country in About this account is filled in by X, and the person cannot write it.
Does About this account show a city?
No. It shows a country, or a wider region such as Europe. Nothing finer than that.
Can the country be wrong?
Yes. X works it out mainly from the internet addresses an account connects from, so travel or a VPN can point it to the wrong place. X adds a notice when it thinks the place may not be accurate.
Can I avoid showing my country on X?
You can show a wider region instead of the country: X's head of product said the feature comes with a setting for that. Some accounts show no place at all.
See where a circle is based: the X Circle World Map is free and needs no login.