Social media platform X has increased the number of photos and videos users can attach to a single post from four to 20, giving users more room to share visual content in one update.
The change, which raises the previous limit fivefold, ends a restriction that had remained in place for about a decade.
The platform announced the update in a post on X, describing it as a major improvement. The new limit is available on the web version, while mobile users who cannot access the feature have been advised to update their applications.
The expansion could benefit journalists, event organisers and businesses by allowing them to publish larger collections of images from events, product launches and other activities without creating multiple posts.
Previously, users had to split larger collections into threads, potentially spreading related images across several updates.
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The move also brings X closer to competing platforms that have expanded their media-sharing limits.
Instagram increased its limit to 20 photos and videos per post in August 2024, citing the popularity of photo dumps, while LinkedIn raised its image limit from nine to 20 in April of the same year. TikTok allows users to share up to 35 images in a post.
However, questions remain about the full scope of X's latest update, including whether the 20-item limit applies to all accounts or only paying subscribers.
It is also unclear whether videos count towards the same limit as photos and whether the platform has changed its restrictions on video length and file size.
The update could also affect how images appear in users' timelines, although details of how X will display posts containing up to 20 images have not been provided.
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