GOV.UK ✓

@GOVUK · UK · joined 19 Nov 2008

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.

1 803 474Followers

632Following

23 419Posts total

954KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

11 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 1M–10M follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views6 940this account17 721median for 1M–10M

Reach, %0.38%this account0.75%median for 1M–10M

Engagement, %1.05%this account1.60%median for 1M–10M

Metric	This account	Median for 1M–10M	Ratio
Median views per post	6 940	17 721	0.39×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	0.38%	0.75%	0.51×
Engagement rate	1.05%	1.60%	0.65×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

152.4K30 Aug

3.1K

1.5K

1.2K

639.8K31 Aug

4.7K

6.1K

6.9K

51.3K1 Sep

24K2 Sep

63.1K3 Sep

Last 11 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.65%30 Aug

1.05%

1.97%

2.22%

0.55%31 Aug

2.45%

1.74%

2.90%

0.31%1 Sep

0.11%2 Sep

0.60%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 1M–10M accounts is 1.60%.

What the audience does

Likes71.8%4 530 in total

Reposts8.7%549 in total

Replies5.6%352 in total

Quotes2.2%140 in total

Bookmarks11.7%736 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Learning to drive? 🚗 Here are 5 important things to know: 1. You can apply for a provisional licence from age 15 years and 9 months 2. You can usually start driving a car when you're 17 3. You need learner insurance if practising in your own car 4. You can book your driving 63.1K views · 296 likes · 62 reposts · 9 replies 03 Sep 2026 Not sure when your MOT is due? 🚘 🗓️ You can use https://t.co/1pj7lC6Hl4 to check a vehicle’s MOT status, view past test results, and see if any problems or defects have been recorded. For more information, visit https://t.co/QzLp2ono0M 24K views · 18 likes · 6 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 September is here! 🍂 Here are 5 things to think about this month... 1. Register to vote 🗳️ Moving away for university or changing address? Make sure you register to vote at your new location. 2. Childcare costs 🧸 If you’re a working parent, you could get Tax-free 51.3K views · 125 likes · 26 reposts · 7 replies 01 Sep 2026 @GOVUK Why didn’t you send me a warning to my phone? I fucking went to work 6.9K views · 193 likes · 3 reposts · 5 replies 31 Aug 2026 @GOVUK thanks for posting, I was about to leave for office 6.1K views · 104 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies 31 Aug 2026 @GOVUK I am surprised you didn't send out an emergency alert for this 4.7K views · 111 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 31 Aug 2026 Today is a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland! ☀️ 639.8K views · 2.9K likes · 270 reposts · 229 replies 31 Aug 2026 @GOVUK Congratulations. Labour has screwed over the housing market. There are now fewer small landlords, fewer properties but still the rental demand. That will only push up rent prices. 1.2K views · 25 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 30 Aug 2026 @GOVUK No bidding-up wars, you say? Will start my price at 2x the market average and have a falling price auction. Kerching 💸 #UnintendedConsequences 1.5K views · 28 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 30 Aug 2026 @GOVUK Five facts for renters. Here’s Fact 6: Small landlords are already leaving. The bigger operators aren’t. So renters get more rights on paper, but fewer landlords to choose from in reality. Less choice. More concentration. More pressure on rents. Then Government will 3.1K views · 29 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies 30 Aug 2026 5 facts about the Renters' Rights Act: 1. Landlords can’t evict tenants through no-fault evictions - they need a valid reason. 2. No bidding wars - landlords can’t ask for more than the advertised rent price. 3. Landlords can only ask for a maximum of one month’s rent upfront. 152.4K views · 694 likes · 176 reposts · 94 replies 30 Aug 2026