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Number of paid influencers, creators, and public figures used by Scottish Government: FOI release

Published
2026-08-24
Received
2026-04-24
Responded
2026-05-11
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

The total number of paid social media influencers, creators, or public figures used for campaigns, promotions, or advertisements by the Scottish Government, for each year of 2024 and 2025 - as well as 2026 to date. I would like the number of influencers used broken down by year.

Please note: I am not asking for any commercial information. I am not asking for costs, how much they were paid or which influencers used. Purely for the number used in each of these years.

Response

The response to your question is in the table below and details are correct at time of writing:

Year Number of influencers, creators, or public figures 2024 12 2025 17 2026 40

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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