EnglishGOV.UK is on Twitter (X) as @GOVUK, with 1,806,963 followers and 23,467 posts. It gained 3,726 followers in the last 7 days and 1,715 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 120 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.007% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @GOVUK gained 1,715 followers (+0.09%). In the last 7 days the change was +3,726 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 73% of tracked Politics accounts. GOV.UK is on a 3-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +1,705 followers on Oct 20, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 120 interactions against 1.8M followers, an engagement rate of 0.007%. Measured over 26 original posts, its engagement rate beats 28% of 20,444 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 58K times each, and 0.206% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.22% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 26 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
On a 3-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +1.7K followers on 2026-10-20.
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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
- What is the Twitter handle for GOV.UK?
- GOV.UK posts on Twitter (X) as @GOVUK. The profile is at x.com/GOVUK, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does GOV.UK have on Twitter?
- GOV.UK (@GOVUK) has 1,806,963 followers on Twitter (X). It gained 3,726 followers in the last 7 days and 1,715 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did GOV.UK join Twitter?
- GOV.UK joined Twitter (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 Searches for GOV.UK age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish.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.