EnglishGOV.UK Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @GOVUK has 1,803,582 followers and 23,426 posts on X. Account age: 17 years (joined November 2008).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @GOVUK gained 207 followers (+0.01%). In the last 7 days the change was +110 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 13% of tracked Politics accounts. Its strongest tracked day added +340 followers on Aug 17, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 93 interactions against 1.8M followers, an engagement rate of 0.005%. Measured over 29 original posts, its engagement rate beats 32% of 6,493 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 55K times each, and 0.17% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.04% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 29 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 9, 2026.
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Follower growth
Best tracked day: +340 followers on 2026-08-17.
Bio
Official X channel of the https://t.co/et97DzPkZV website. Connecting you to government services. This is not a political account and can't respond to political tweets.
Notable followers
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GOV.UK on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does GOV.UK have on X?
- GOV.UK (@GOVUK) has 1,803,582 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 106 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did GOV.UK join X, and how old is the account?
- GOV.UK joined X in November 2008. The @GOVUK account is 17 years old. Searches for GOV.UK age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has GOV.UK published?
- GOV.UK has published 23,426 posts on X. That is about 3.6 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is GOV.UK verified on X?
- Yes. GOV.UK carries a Government verification on X.
- What does GOV.UK post about?
- GOV.UK is classified under Politics in our directory. Bio: "Official X channel of the https://t.co/et97DzPkZV website. Connecting you to government services. This is not a political account and can't respond to political tweets.".
- Is GOV.UK gaining or losing followers?
- GOV.UK is currently gaining followers, with a net +207 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was +110.
- How fast is GOV.UK growing on X?
- GOV.UK is adding roughly 7 followers per day on average over the last 30 days.