Recover Twitter Password and Username

Twitter is the USA’s 3^rd most popular social media platform in terms of monthly active users. Twitter boasts of under 300 million monthly active users as of the first quarter of this year, 2022.

These numbers are staggering without considering how many more inactive accounts are there worldwide. It is said that there are a total of 4 billion accounts in existence, both active and inactive. This means only about 7.5% of all Twitter accounts are monthly active users.

Billions of people who have created a Twitter account have for some reason or another not been able or have not chosen to pursue using Twitter. If ever these people choose to come back and be active on Twitter again, they will have probably forgotten their Twitter username and password and will need some Twitter account recovery.

If you are one of these people, you have come to the right place. In this short read, we will discuss the steps on how you can recover your Twitter password and username and be on your way to tweeting once again.

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How to Recover Your Twitter Account Password Without an Email or Phone Number

It has probably been quite some time since you created your Twitter account, and this is why you have forgotten which email and phone number you used to create the said account.

“Is it still possible to recover my old Twitter account without remembering the email and phone number I used when I created my Twitter account?”

Thankfully, the answer is yes. One can still recover an old Twitter account password.

This section discusses how to recover your Twitter password with some steps even though you don’t remember your email and phone number linked to your Twitter account.

Follow these steps:

1. Visit the Twitter Help Center on a web browser and file a report. Click ‘Contact Us’ on the upper-right-hand side of the screen.

2. Click the ‘Problems with account access’

3. Choose ‘I’m trying to reactivate my account’ in the “How can we help you with your account?” question.

4. Choose the ‘I need help reactivating my account’ option in the next “How can we help you with your account?” question.

5. Enter your current email address where you want Twitter to contact you about this concern.

6. Describe your problem with Twitter that you want to reactivate and recover your Twitter account password despite not remembering the email and phone number you used in creating your Twitter account.

7. Click Submit.

8. Twitter will get back to you with an email regarding the additional steps you need to take to recover your Twitter password.

Keep in mind that Twitter probably receives a ton of password recovery requests every day among other things that it may take a few days for them to reply to your requests.

How to Reset a Forgotten Twitter Password

We tend to forget details of things we seldom use. The case could be true for an old Twitter account that we have not logged into for a long time.

We may forget our password, but thankfully Twitter has set in place some steps for us to reset our Twitter password.

Follow these steps if you want to reset a Twitter password you have forgotten:

1. Access Twitter on a web browser.

2. Click ‘Sign in’.

3. Click ‘Forgot password’ in the next pop-up screen.

4. Enter your email, username, or phone number and click ‘Search.’

5. An email confirmation code will be sent to the email address associated with your Twitter account.

6. Read the email Twitter has sent you, and you will be able to use the confirmation code to temporarily access your Twitter account and reset your password.

7. If you do not have access to the email associated with your Twitter account, click ‘I don’t have access to this information.’

8. Choose ‘I forgot my password’ to the ‘Please tell us more’ question.

9. Enter your Twitter username, your current email address and describe your problem (forgetting your password) to Twitter and click ‘Submit.’

10. Wait for Twitter’s reply regarding resetting your old Twitter password.

11. A confirmation email will be sent to you by the Twitter Support team asking if it was you who sent the password reset.

12. Click the Reset Password button.

13. Enter your new password and confirm by entering it one more time.

14. You will reset your password by this time and can continue using your Twitter account.

How to Recover Your Twitter Username

“I forgot my Twitter username, but I still want to gain access to that Twitter account.” If it has been a long time since you last logged in to your Twitter, there is a big chance you forget your Twitter username.

Here are the steps on how you can get Twitter to show you a Twitter username you have forgotten:

1. Go to Twitter.com and click on ‘Sign in’.

2. Click on ‘Forgot password’.

3. Enter the email associated with your Twitter account and click ‘Search’.

4. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address you have submitted.

5. Enter the code that Twitter has sent you.

6. After entering your verification code, Twitter will display your username. It is the name preceded by the @ sign.

Consider changing your Twitter handle or username altogether to a more updated and easier-to-remember username this time around. You can also link your Twitter to your Facebook to make logging in as easy as clicking a button with the ‘login with Facebook’ feature.

Getting Back on Twitter is a Breeze

With all the steps to remembering your Twitter log-in credentials, getting back on Twitter will be as easy as ever.

Remembering your forgotten password or username is now just a matter of steps, and you’ll be back to tweeting, retweeting, and being updated with all the Twitter accounts you follow.