EnglishGOV.UK Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @GOVUK has 1,803,353 followers and 23,417 posts on X. Account age: 17 years (joined November 2008).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @GOVUK lost 368 followers (-0.02%). In the last 7 days the change was -23 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +420 followers on Sep 1, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 118 interactions against 1.8M followers, an engagement rate of 0.007%. Measured over 26 original posts, its engagement rate beats 40% of 3,758 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 61K times each, and 0.195% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.37% 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 August 31, 2026.
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Follower growth
Best tracked day: +420 followers on 2026-09-01.
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 1,803,353 followers on X (Twitter). It lost 16 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 Searches for GOV.UK age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish.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 23,417 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 losing followers, with a net -368 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was -23.