EnglishPope Leo XIV is on Twitter (X) as @Pontifex, with 17,901,052 followers and 956 posts. It lost 3,517 followers in the last 7 days, for a net gain of 26,960 over the last 30 days. A typical post draws 12K interactions, an engagement rate of 0.065% per follower.
Insights
Pope Leo XIV ranks #173 of 24,842,516 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. Over the last 30 days @Pontifex gained 26,960 followers (+0.15%). In the last 7 days the change was -3,517 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +9,260 followers on Oct 12, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 12K interactions against 18M followers, an engagement rate of 0.065%. Posts are seen about 529K times each, and 2.19% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.96% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.4 post a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 53% of days.
Measured over 37 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tags: #gospeloftheday, #apostolicjourney, #france.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
Best tracked day: +9.3K followers on 2026-10-12.
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Bio
Welcome to the official account of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV.
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Pope Leo XIV on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for Pope Leo XIV?
- Pope Leo XIV posts on Twitter (X) as @Pontifex. The profile is at x.com/Pontifex, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does Pope Leo XIV have on Twitter?
- Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) has 17,901,052 followers on Twitter (X). It lost 3,517 followers in the last 7 days, for a net gain of 26,960 over the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Pope Leo XIV join Twitter?
- Pope Leo XIV joined Twitter (X) in May 2025. The @Pontifex account is 1 year old. Searches for Pope Leo XIV age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.