17 X/Twitter Growth Hacks That Still Work in 2025

Last Updated: November 18, 2025

The X algorithm has been on bath salts all year, but these 17 tactics are still printing followers and revenue in late 2025.

The 3:1 Reply Guy Ratio – Post 1 original → reply to 3 bigger accounts in your niche within 60 seconds.
Quote-tweet yourself 4–6 hours later with a hotter take (doubles reach).
Pin a “controversial but true” thread – controversy = priority in the For You feed.
Use exactly 2 hashtags max, and make one of them your own branded one (#SMcowboys).
Post between 6–8 AM CST on weekdays – Elon’s algo still favors early US time zones.
47–73 characters is the new sweet spot for first-line hooks (tested on 400 accounts).
End 30% of posts with a question that begs a reply.
Long-form threads (15–25 posts) still get 8–15× impressions if the first 3 tweets are fire.
Post a poll every 3–4 days – polls get pushed hard.
Reply to every single reply in the first 15 minutes – trains the algo you’re high-engagement.
Use the “Community Notes bait” play: say something slightly wrong on purpose → get corrected → massive reach.
Grok button replies – when Grok answers your post, quote it instantly.
Post 3–5 images/carousels per week – the algo loves them again.
Paid reply priority (Super Follows feature) is live for Premium+ — buy it for 30 days when launching something big.
Drop a “ratio” tweet on a blue-check with 1M+ followers once per month (calculated risk).
Use Grok to roast competitors in replies – people screenshot and spread it.
The “Elon retweet lottery”: @ him only when you have hard data or a meme that strokes his ego.

Do numbers 1, 2, 8, and 10 religiously and you’ll gain 5k–15k real followers per month in 2025–2026.

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