--- title: "Are Twitter lists private or public?" description: "Are Twitter lists private or public?" author: "Steilla Mitchel" published: 2022-03-20 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96389/are-twitter-lists-private-or-public category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["troubleshooting", "twitter", "social media"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # Are Twitter lists private or public? Are Twitter [lists](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126273/books-commonly-found-on-college-reading-lists) [private](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11097/java-access-modifiers-the-public-and-the-private-modifiers) or [public](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80728/jamia-milia-islamia-the-only-public-university-for-media-students)? ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra - A **List is a collection of [Twitter](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96413/why-do-you-not-use-twitter)** accounts that has been hand-picked. Users on social media can either make their own Lists or subscribe to those published by others to assist manage their marketing tactics. When viewing a Twitter List timeline, only tweets from the selected accounts are displayed. - Individual Twitter users can establish up to 1,000 Lists, each with a maximum of 5,000 followers. Twitter Lists are designed to assist consumers and businesses manage and influence conversations on Twitter by allowing them to follow tweets from specific persons. - To make a Twitter List, go to your Twitter profile page and access your menu by clicking on your profile image in the upper-right corner, then: - Go to Lists and choose it. Choose Make a new List Give your Twitter list a name and a description, if desired. To select whether the list will be available to others, check the **Private or Public option.** \ **Read More: [What size images do you need to use on Twitter?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96395/what-size-images-do-you-need-to-use-on-twitter)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96389/are-twitter-lists-private-or-public Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.