Your X circle on a world map.
Type a public username and see the people it talks with most, each on the country X shows on their profile.
Works on public accounts, with no X login. Posts are read from this browser through FxTwitter, an independent service. How the data is handled.
An example: invented accounts in invented places, faces from old paintings. The colours already work: try them.
How to read the map
A photo is a person; where it stands is the country X shows for them. The bigger the photo, the more they and the account talk.
- The accountStands on its own country with a ring around it. It is not counted.
- A countryEveryone X places there stands on it. A crowded country becomes a pile that spills over its borders.
- A regionSome accounts show only a wider region, such as Europe. They stand in the middle of it and do not add a country.
- Not on the mapNo place shown, or one that could not be read. They are listed under the picture, with the reason.
What the world map shows
An X circle world map puts the people an account talks with most on a map of the world, each one on the country X shows on their profile. A country with many of them becomes a pile of photos; the number at the bottom says how many countries the circle reaches, and the bars next to it name the fullest ones. It starts from the same ranking as the X Circle Generator, so the two pictures show the same people in two ways: how close they are, and where they are.
Where the country comes from
X shows an "About this account" panel on a profile, with the country or region the account is based in. That is the only source used here. The location field people fill in by hand is ignored: it can say anything, from a city to a joke.
The place appears on this page spelled as X spells it, so you can check any person against their profile. Flags are not drawn in the picture; the text prepared for your post carries them.
How the count works
- Up to 50 people. The top of the circle's ranking, the same as in the circle picture.
- Countries only. Someone who shows a region is on the map but does not add a country.
- The account is not counted. It is drawn on its own country, with a ring around it.
- Missing people are named. Anyone without a place is listed under the picture with the reason, and stays out of the count.
- Removing someone changes the count. The numbers always describe the people you see.
What it cannot see
- A city, a state or a time zone. X shows a country or a region, nothing finer.
- Where someone is right now. The place is the one X attaches to the account.
- Followers. The map shows the people an account talks with, not everyone who follows it.
- Likes, bookmarks and direct messages, which are not public.
- Private accounts.
Where your data goes
The username you type is sent from this tab to FxTwitter, which receives it together with your IP address and the usual technical details of a web request. So are the usernames of the people in the circle, one request each, to read the place X shows for them. Profile photos load from X's image server. The ranking, the count and the picture are computed in your browser.
Nothing about the account or the people on the map is stored by us. The link you can copy holds only the username: whoever opens it reads the account again, at that moment. The full details are in the privacy policy.
Common questions
Do I have to log in to X?
No. There is no login and no password to type. The tool reads public information only, through FxTwitter, an independent service that is not run by X.
Where does each country come from?
From "About this account", the panel X shows on a profile. It names the country or region the account is based in. X fills it in itself: it is not the location a person types in their bio, and this tool does not guess it from posts.
Why does someone show a region instead of a country?
X lets an account show a wider region, such as Europe or South Asia, in place of its country. Those people stand in the middle of their region on the map and are listed under it. They do not add to the number of countries.
Can the country be wrong?
Yes. The place is the one X shows, and X can be out of date or mistaken, for example for someone who travels or connects through a VPN. When X itself marks a place as possibly inaccurate, the list under the picture carries a label saying so.
Why is someone missing from the map?
Three reasons, each named in the list: X shows no place for that account, X shows a name this map does not know yet, or the place could not be read this time. Nobody is put on the map by guesswork.
Which people are on the map?
The same people as in the X circle: up to 50 accounts ranked by how much they and the account talk in public, through replies, quotes, mentions and reposts. The account itself is drawn on its own country with a ring around it, and is not counted.
Can I take someone off the map?
Yes. Untick them in the list under the picture and they leave the picture and the count. Nothing about them is stored either way.