NIH Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @NIH has 1,748,301 followers and 17,488 posts on X. Account age: 18 years (joined June 2008).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @NIH gained 3,249 followers (+0.19%). In the last 7 days the change was +373 followers. NIH is on a 5-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +672 followers on Jul 19, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 69 interactions against 1.7M followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 47 original posts, its engagement rate beats 32% of 3,809 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 17K times each, and 0.412% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.958% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 47 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026. Recurring tags: #brainconference, #inventthefuture.
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Follower growth
On a 5-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +672 followers on 2026-07-19.
Bio
Official account of the National Institutes of Health. NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health®. Privacy Policy: https://t.co/wOGwZ3gX1M Engagement ≠ endorsement
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NIH on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does NIH have on X?
- NIH (@NIH) has 1,748,301 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 361 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did NIH join X, and how old is the account?
- NIH joined X in June 2008. The @NIH account is 18 years old. Searches for NIH age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has NIH published?
- NIH has published 17,488 posts on X. That is about 2.6 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is NIH verified on X?
- Yes. NIH carries a Government verification on X.
- Is NIH gaining or losing followers?
- NIH is currently gaining followers, with a net +3,249 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was +373.
- How fast is NIH growing on X?
- NIH is adding roughly 108 followers per day on average over the last 30 days.
