British Library ✓

@britishlibrary · London NW1 2DB · joined 24 Feb 2009

We’re the UK’s national library, working to restore our services following a cyber-attack. Need help? Get in touch at customer@bl.uk

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary23 Sep

Please be aware that our St Pancras site will be closed this weekend from 18.00 on Friday 25 September for essential maintenance work. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 28 September! See the latest updates on our website

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary22 Sep

We’re delighted to announce that Dr Paul Bate has been appointed as the British Library’s new Chief Executive. Joining us from the UK Space Agency, Paul brings experience supporting world-class research communities, fostering discovery and building trust and purpose across teams

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary17 Sep

Today marks the publication of our new Wuthering Heights facsimile 📖 Watch as we take a closer look at the 1847 original, its early reception and what changed in later editions. https://t.co/xAxZmFQpRe

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary8 Sep

Do you have a memory of HM Queen Elizabeth II? Map your story about Britain’s longest reigning monarch at https://t.co/jEhlSQ6GhT. She had a huge impact on us here at the Library 👇 https://t.co/VlIr0VLrBp

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary7 Sep

Please note that the Treasures Gallery is closed today while maintenance work takes place. The Treasures Gallery will also close at 5pm on Wednesday 9 September for a private event. https://t.co/NrwgBX66y6

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary3 Sep

Please note that the Treasures Gallery will be closed on Monday 7 September while maintenance work takes place. The Treasures Gallery will also close at 5pm on Wednesday 9 September for a private event. https://t.co/Bu7hyxkkiw

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary5 Aug

@britishlibrary @BNArchive To the British Military Archives: Release CO 446/13 and ADM 1/7574. List the 6 chiefs hanged. List all on yacht IVY. We know you have the data. 16 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

British Library ✓@britishlibrary29 Jul

@britishlibrary @BNArchive The old site was far better in every way, this is clunky. Even the search box needs a microscope. 54 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

British Library ✓@britishlibrary28 Jul

Exciting news - @BNArchive's new platform is here Explore millions of digitised pages of newspapers and other publications from our British and Irish collections, dating as far back as the 1700s We can't wait to get exploring 🗞 https://t.co/JFd8Kke2xc 12.5K views · 44 likes · 115 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

British Library ✓@britishlibrary28 Jul

Today is the day! We're delighted to unveil the new British Newspaper Archive platform, in partnership with the @britishlibrary, as we introduce a more powerful search experience and exciting new tools to help your research. Explore it here: https://t.co/i3k8R7uo4P #NewEdition ht

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary30 Jun

Please note the Treasures Gallery will be closed tomorrow morning (Wednesday 1 July), reopening at 13.00. We're sorry for any inconvenience. https://t.co/jkKeKRGw0m

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British Library ✓@britishlibrary9 Sep 2022

We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The British Library came into being in 1973, when Her Majesty The Queen was already twenty years into her long reign... 1/12 🧵 https://t.co/LfIzMtnMdZ

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Against accounts of the same size

10 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 1M–10M follower range. reaches fewer people than peers of the same size.

Median views7 336this account14 648median for 1M–10M

Reach, %0.46%this account0.74%median for 1M–10M

Engagement, %0.75%this account0.70%median for 1M–10M

Metric	This account	Median for 1M–10M	Ratio
Median views per post	7 336	14 648	0.50×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	0.46%	0.74%	0.62×
Engagement rate	0.75%	0.70%	1.07×

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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

8.1K30 Jun

19.6K28 Jul

12.5K

5429 Jul

165 Aug

4.7K3 Sep

5.4K7 Sep

18.7K8 Sep

9.2K17 Sep

10K22 Sep

4.3K23 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

1.00%30 Jun

0.45%28 Jul

1.34%

5.56%29 Jul

0.00%5 Aug

0.60%3 Sep

0.30%7 Sep

1.71%8 Sep

1.19%17 Sep

0.89%22 Sep

0.21%23 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 1M–10M accounts is 0.70%.

What the audience does

Likes52.2%509 in total

Reposts32.4%316 in total

Replies7.0%68 in total

Quotes1.9%19 in total

Bookmarks6.6%64 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.