Twitter is now officially showing everyone how many views your tweets got

Twitter has announced that view counts for tweets are now visible on iOS and Android, and that they’ll be coming soon to the web (I’ve already started to see them there). The feature lets you see how many times someone has looked at your tweet, or anyone else’s, though there are a few exceptions that we’ll cover in just a moment.

When you’re in the app, you now see view counters alongside the number of comments, retweets, and likes. According to a Twitter FAQ, not every tweet will have a visible view count. Community tweets, Twitter Circle tweets, and “older” tweets won’t have the data available.

As for what counts as a view, it seems like basically any time your tweet shows up on someone’s screen (even if its your own). Twitter says:

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