National Geographic Twitter (X) Account Stats

National Geographic ranks #80 of 24,713,792 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. It also ranks #2 among Design accounts. Over the last 30 days @NatGeo gained 782 followers. In the last 7 days the change was +2,252 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 50% of tracked Design accounts. National Geographic is on a 5-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +35,008 followers on Jun 23, 2026.

A typical post picks up 522 interactions against 28M followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Measured over 28 original posts, its engagement rate beats 16% of 20,182 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 144K times each, and 0.362% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.514% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.

Measured over 28 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026. Recurring tags: #africaearthswildhome, #perpetualplanet, #rolex.

On a 5-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +35K followers on 2026-06-23.

Bio

Step into wonder and find your inner explorer with National Geographic 🌎

Notable followers

The biggest accounts in our directory following @NatGeo.