EnglishRobert Peston Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @Peston has 1,256,377 followers and 40,421 posts on X. Account age: 18 years (joined March 2008).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @Peston lost 852 followers (-0.07%). Its strongest tracked day added +149 followers on Jul 21, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 14 interactions against 1.3M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 19 original posts, its engagement rate beats 13% of 3,791 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 40K times each, and 0.035% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.19% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 19 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 1, 2026.
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Follower growth
Best tracked day: +149 followers on 2026-07-21.
Bio
Peston Show, ITV, Rest is Money, Futures for All, Kill Switch (thriller coming soon), Hospice UK, Arsenal, Centrist Dad
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Robert Peston on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does Robert Peston have on X?
- Robert Peston (@Peston) has 1,256,377 followers on X (Twitter). It lost 1,019 followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did Robert Peston join X, and how old is the account?
- Robert Peston joined X in March 2008. The @Peston account is 18 years old. Searches for Robert Peston age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has Robert Peston published?
- Robert Peston has published 40,421 posts on X. That is about 6 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is Robert Peston verified on X?
- Yes. Robert Peston is verified on X with a blue checkmark (X Premium).
- Is Robert Peston gaining or losing followers?
- Robert Peston is currently losing followers, with a net -852 over the last 30 days.