New Delhi: X’s latest transparency tool has quietly become one of the most used features on the platform. The company says users have tapped into the “About This Account” location feature more than 360 million times since launch.
Nikita Bier, head of product at X, posted that the feature has one of the highest daily active user rates among new updates this year. The feature aims to make profiles more open and help people judge the source of information they come across each day.
About This Account has now been used over 360 million times since launch — and has one of the highest DAU of any new feature we’ve launched this year (only behind the new link experience). https://t.co/W7Q5kRExvo
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) December 2, 2025
How to check location of X accounts?
The “About This Account” section sits inside every public profile. Users can view it by tapping the “Joined” date beside the username. Once opened, the tool shows:
- When the account was created
- The inferred country or region where the account is based
- Verification status
- How many times the username changed
I tried this on a few high follower profiles and some lesser known accounts. The results looked fine, but as someone using a VPN sometimes for work, the location tag can look confusing. X has admitted that VPN usage and recent travel might impact the accuracy of the inferred region.
Accuracy fixes and controversy
The rollout did spark debates. Some users said the location tagging felt off in their case. X has since pushed updates to improve the tool. The company is targeting near 99.99 percent accuracy going forward. It wants users to trust what they see while scrolling through trending topics or checking a profile that suddenly pops up in replies.
Even during those initial concerns, Bier told users that the feature has proved incredibly popular. Bier posted on X that it has been used over 360 million times already.
X has been trying to reduce the spread of misleading content on the platform. By showing where an account might be based, users can judge if a trending post originates from a region directly involved in the topic or from somewhere far away. It can change how people interpret posts around elections, protests or global conflicts.
Transparency as a feature
For a platform that has always struggled with bots, fake personas and sudden misinformation spikes, every small check counts. Even if it is as simple as knowing the account was created only last week and already arguing loudly with thousands of people.