How to Find the First Tweet of Any Twitter User (No Apps)

There is a beginning for everything. And for Twitter too.

Our favorite microblogging site, Twitter (or X), was launched 18 years back on July 15th, 2006. It became popular within a short period and more than 600 million people actively use Twitter per month at the time of this writing.

Do you remember your first tweet on Twitter?

It will be interesting to know how you started using the platform. This post will tell you how to find the first tweet of any Twitter user including you.

Step 1: Collect username

We need the Twitter username of the person to find his or her first tweet. For instance, I am going to search for pop singer Shakira’s first tweet.

If you don’t know her Twitter username, just Google with the query ‘Shakira Twitter’.

How to Find the First Tweet of Twitter Users

Google will show links to Shakira’s Twitter account at the top. Click on the handle to view her profile.

Find the First Tweet of Any Twitter User

Note down username of the account owner which displays next to the profile name. It is @Shakira in our example.

Step 2: Find when he or she joined Twitter

Every Twitter profile will carry the account creation date in the bio section. Check when Shakira is joined to Twitter. It’s June 2009. Her first tweet should be sent in that period, probably in June or July 2009.

Step 3: Advance search

Go to the Twitter advanced search. Enter the username in the From these accounts text field. If you want to see your own first tweet, enter your username there without @symbol.

Set a period for your tweets search. Enter ‘from and to dates’ based on the account creation month. I search for tweets sent by Shakira in between the 1st to 15th of June, 2009. Hit the Search button.

Twitter will bring the tweets along with the date and time stamps.

Shakira tweeted first on 12th June 2009. She posted updates multiple times on the same day and we should know which was her first post. But one tweet clearly indicates that it’s preceded by another. The timestamp is another method to confirm their seniority. If there are multiple tweets on the same date, check the time of each tweet to know which is sent first.

This was Shakira’s first tweet.

Use the same method to find the first tweets of any Twitter user.

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FAQ

What was the first thing posted on Twitter?

Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter posted first tweet in March 2006. It says, “just setting up my twttr”. In July of same year, Twitter was officially launched.

Who is the founder of Twitter?

Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams founded Twitter in March 2006 in San Francisco, California, U.S.

Who is No 1 on Twitter?

Elon Musk, CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter has the most number of followers. He has 194.2 M followers at this moment, followed by Barak Obama with 131.7 M followers.

What tweet was sold for 2.9 million?

The first tweet of Jack Dorsey, was later sold (NFT) to Crypto investor Sina Estavi in 2001. But its current value is said to be less than $4.

Who was the first Twitter user?

The first ever Twitter account was created by Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, with the user name @Jack.

What was Elon Musk’s first tweet after buying Twitter?

Elon Musk tweeted “the bird is freed” on October 27, 2022, immediately after buying Twitter. He bought the micro blogging social network for $44 billion.

Do tweets expire?

No, Twitter tweets won’t expire. But Twitter keeps the most recent 3200 tweets on a user profile. It will archive rest of the tweets that you can retreive easily through Twitter advanced search.

How do I delete old tweets?

Open Twitter advanced search first. Enter your username in the From these accounts field and choose From, To dates to retrieve old tweets.

Find tweets that you want to delete. Tap three-dots icon from the top right side of each tweet and click on delete. Confirm your request by clicking on the delete button again. Done.