---
title: "{followage}"
description: How long someone has been following the channel.
---

```text
{followage}            the viewer who ran the command
{followage:login}      a specific viewer
```

**Platforms:** Twitch and Kick. On Kick it's best-effort - see the notes.

A duration like `1 year, 3 months, 12 days`, or `not following`.

## Examples

```text
!followage  →  {user} has been following for {followage}
!fa         →  {touser} has been following for {followage:{touser}}
!loyal      →  {if:{followage}==not following|Hit that follow button, {user}!|Thanks for {followage} of support, {user} 💜}
```

## Notes

- The built-in `!followage` command does the same thing with sensible
  wording - use the variable when you want your own.
- Follow dates are cached for an hour per viewer, so a brand-new follower
  can read as *not following* for up to an hour.
- On Twitch it needs your Twitch connection to include follower access
  (the dashboard prompts you to reconnect if it doesn't).
- On Kick it works too, from Kick's own site data rather than a supported
  API, so it's best-effort: follow dates are cached for a day per viewer,
  and if Kick's lookup is unavailable the variable reads blank (and the
  built-in `!followage` says it couldn't check).