Elon Musk, the CEO of X (formerly known as Twitter), has announced a new policy wherein accounts with 2500 verified subscriber followers or more will receive Premium features at no cost. Additionally, accounts with over 5000 followers will receive Premium+ features for free.
Musk, a billionaire who acquired X in October 2022, shared this update via a post on his X handle on Thursday.
“Moving forward, all X accounts with 2500 or more verified subscriber followers will receive Premium features for free, while those with over 5000 followers will receive Premium+ features at no charge,” Musk stated.
The X Premium subscription offers account owners various benefits, including reduced ads and the ability to apply for revenue sharing. On the other hand, the X Premium+ subscription offers additional advantages such as ad-free browsing and prioritized replies.
Musk also confirmed on Wednesday, amidst increasing competition with OpenAI, that the Grok AI chatbot, previously exclusive to X Premium+ users, will soon become accessible to all Premium users.
The billionaire entrepreneur has been actively working to encourage users to subscribe to X Premium services, aiming to bolster the social media platform’s revenue.