How to get verified on X (Twitter)

It means the account has an active X Premium subscription and meets X's eligibility rules. It doesn't mean the account has been ID verified. X began winding down its old verification programme (for active, notable and authentic accounts) on 1 April 2023 and no longer accepts applications under those criteria.

In the EEA, X now calls blue checkmark users Premium users rather than verified, after a European Commission decision of 5 December 2025 found the checkmark misleading under the Digital Services Act. X says it's appealing.

Source: X Help Center: About X Blue Checkmark, checked 15 October 2026

X's Premium page lists localised web pricing starting at $3 a month or $32 a year, plus tax, in available countries; check the price of a tier with the checkmark on x.com before you subscribe. X says Premium is now part of The X Subscription, which bundles X benefits with other products. Existing subscribers keep their plan until they switch, and only personal X accounts can be connected to The X Subscription.

Sources: X Help Center: About X Premium, checked 15 October 2026; X Help Center: About X Blue Checkmark, checked 15 October 2026; X Help Center: What is The X Subscription?, checked 15 October 2026

X's sign-up steps, from its Premium help pages:

1. Open the Profile menu in the app, or the side navigation on x.com.
2. Select Get Premium+ in the app, or Premium on x.com.
3. Choose a tier that includes the checkmark, then select Subscribe & Pay.
4. Verify your phone number if you're asked to.
5. Follow the in-app purchase steps on iPhone or Android, or confirm the payment on the web.
6. Wait for X's review. Other Premium features start straight away; the checkmark appears only if the account passes.

• To check your status, select Premium (then Preferences in the app). A card at the top shows your current tier with Manage next to it

Sources: X Help Center: X Premium how to, checked 15 October 2026; X Help Center: About X Blue Checkmark, checked 15 October 2026

X says it doesn't endorse the views of accounts with checkmarks, and can remove a checkmark at any time without notice.

• Complete: a display name and a profile photo
• Active: the account must have been used in the past 30 days
• Secure: a confirmed phone number
• Not deceptive: no recent changes to your profile photo, display name or username, and no signs of being misleading or deceptive
• No platform manipulation or spam

Source: X Help Center: About X Blue Checkmark, checked 15 October 2026

• An optional extra for Premium subscribers: you verify your identity with a government-issued ID and get an ID verified label in the pop-up that opens from your checkmark
• It's currently only for individuals, not businesses or organisations
• X lists prioritised support as a benefit
• ID verification is required for creators who receive money through Ad Revenue Sharing or Creator Subscriptions
• X uses third-party processors, Persona and Stripe, for the checks

Sources: X Help Center: ID Verification Policy and Privacy, checked 15 October 2026; X Help Center: About X Premium, checked 15 October 2026

• You changed your profile photo, display name or username. The checkmark goes until X reviews the account again, and you can't make more changes meanwhile
• You're on the Basic tier, which doesn't include the checkmark
• The review hasn't finished, or the account didn't meet a rule: no profile photo, no confirmed phone number, or no activity in the last 30 days
• Your subscription ended, or X removed the checkmark for breaking its rules. X says it may do this without a refund

Sources: X Help Center: About X Blue Checkmark, checked 15 October 2026; X Help Center: About X Premium, checked 15 October 2026

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