--- title: Why does the follower count in an Insights report not match the Twitter profile? description: Sometimes, in an Insights report, the follower count you see might not match up to their online profile. Here's our workaround. --- [Skip to content](https://help.audiense.com/knowledge/why-does-the-follower-count-in-an-insights-report-not-match-the-twitter-profile#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![logo-insights-color](https://help.audiense.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-insights-color.png?width=113&height=30&name=logo-insights-color.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - - [Contact us](https://help.audiense.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) [Contact us](https://help.audiense.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) Insights by Audiense knowledge base - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Insights & Connect Knowledge Base](https://help.audiense.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. 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Easy! Instead of relying on the data lake, we’ll go straight through the Twitter API to pull the live data. To do that, head to the Connect dashboard, build an audience based on followers of the account you are researching. Once generated, head into Insights. Create a new report on profile attributes, and select your audience from the drop-down. 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