# Twitter Demetricator

> Twitter Demetricator hides all the metrics on Twitter. Follower, like, and retweet counts all disappear. The result lets you try out Twitter without the numbers, to see what happens when you can no longer judge yourself or others in metric terms.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/twitter-demetricator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/twitter-demetricator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `twitter-demetricator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ben Grosser
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication,other
- **Daily users:** 491
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.47 / 5 (36 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-17
- **First published:** 2018-03-03
- **Size:** 86 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/twitter-demetricator/)
- **Website:** [https://bengrosser.com/projects/twitter-demetricator/](https://bengrosser.com/projects/twitter-demetricator/)

## Description

Twitter Demetricator is a Chrome extension designed to hide all numerical metrics on Twitter—follower counts, likes, retweets, and notifications. By removing these numbers, users can interact with Twitter content without the influence of social validation metrics, encouraging a more authentic and less judgment-driven experience. This extension helps disrupt the obsession with social media statistics, prompting users to rethink how metrics affect their posting behavior, following choices, and emotional response while engaging online.

With Twitter Demetricator, the usual counts like "29.2K Tweets" transform simply into "Tweets," removing the quantified social pressure often associated with these numbers. It invites users to experience the platform on purely content and connection terms rather than performance metrics. This tool is ideal for anyone looking to reduce social media anxiety and understand the impact metrics have on digital interaction. For detailed information, visit the [Twitter Demetricator project page](https://bengrosser.com/projects/twitter-demetricator/).

## Rankings

- #5,022 — Overall
- #24 — term
- #25 — twitter
- #30 — hashtag
- #34 — retweet
- #50 — education

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.twitter.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate Twitter Demetricator for reducing anxiety by hiding follower counts, views, and other metrics, leading to a more peaceful Twitter experience. It's especially favored by creators for minimizing notification stress. However, users report that recent Twitter changes have broken the add-on's functionality, and updates are overdue. A common complaint is the lack of customization, as it hides all metrics instead of allowing selective hiding. Some metrics like bookmarks are not hidden, and hiding of other icons can be inconsistent. Additional improvements like hiding metrics in DMs are requested.

### Pros

- Effectively hides Twitter metrics like follower counts and view counts, reducing fixation and social comparison.
- Provides a more peaceful and less stressful Twitter experience by removing social validation indicators.
- Well-executed and creative add-on that fulfills a unique need for users wanting to avoid clout and e-peen comparisons.
- Generally well-liked by creators as it reduces notification dread and metric anxiety.
- Easy to use and does what it promises effectively.

### Cons

- The add-on has stopped working correctly as of mid-2024 due to changes in Twitter, and updates are lacking.
- Does not provide options or toggles to selectively hide specific metrics; hides all by default, limiting user customization.
- Fails to hide some metrics such as bookmark counts and shows/hides reply icons incorrectly after recent Twitter UI changes.
- Sometimes hides retweet information unintentionally, which users may not want.
- Does not hide follower counts in direct messages, which is a requested feature.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/twitter-demetricator)