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GBP / USD — Pound to Dollar, Live

The live British pound to US dollar exchange rate, a free two-way converter, real-time charts, and deep, no-fluff coverage of the two currencies that make up the world's oldest major pair — “Cable”.

Live GBP/USD reference rate
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Pound ⇄ Dollar Converter

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Live GBP/USD chart

Interactive pound-to-dollar price chart with selectable time ranges, powered by TradingView.

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Pound & dollar at a glance

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USD per 1 GBP (live)
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GBP per 1 USD (live)
~$7.5tn
GBP/USD daily FX turnover share*
1971
Year of the modern floating era

*GBP and USD are two of the most-traded currencies in the global ~$7.5 trillion/day FX market (BIS 2022 Triennial Survey). Figures are illustrative reference points, not live.

Last 30 days

Daily GBP→USD reference rates with day-on-day change.

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Explore the pound and the dollar

GBP → USD
Convert pounds to dollars with live rates, tables and worked examples.
USD → GBP
Convert dollars to pounds the other way, with the inverse rate explained.
Live chart & technicals
Full TradingView chart, indicators and a technical-analysis summary.
UK vs US economy
Side-by-side comparison of GDP, inflation, rates, debt and trade.
British Pound (GBP)
History, the Bank of England, notes and coins, and what drives sterling.
US Dollar (USD)
The world's reserve currency, the Fed, the dollar index and its global role.
GBP/USD history
From $4.86 under the gold standard to the post-Brexit era.
What moves Cable
Interest rates, inflation, growth, politics and risk sentiment explained.
Forecast & outlook
How to read forecasts sensibly — and why nobody can promise a number.

Live cross rates

How the pound and dollar sit against other majors right now.

About the rates on this site

Every rate on GBPUSD.net is an indicative mid-market reference rate — the midpoint between the price at which the market buys and sells the pound for dollars. It is the fairest single number to quote, and it is what you will see in the news, but it is not the rate you can personally transact at. Banks, brokers, card networks, ATMs and transfer apps each add a margin (the spread) and sometimes a flat fee, so a real pound-to-dollar conversion almost always settles slightly below the figure shown here.

The headline rate updates from an open exchange-rate feed; historical tables and the 12-month chart are sampled from the same source. For an intraday, professional-grade view, the embedded TradingView charts draw on a separate market data stream. New to FX? Start with how exchange rates work and why bank rates differ from mid-market.

GBP/USD FAQ

What is the GBP/USD exchange rate today?
The live reference rate is shown in the box above and updates from an open mid-market data feed. It tells you how many US dollars one British pound currently buys. Banks and money-transfer services add a margin, so the rate you actually receive will be a little lower.
Is GBP/USD the same as 'Cable'?
“Cable” is the long-standing trading nickname for the GBP/USD pair, dating to the 19th-century transatlantic telegraph cable that carried pound–dollar quotes between London and New York. See our guide to the Cable nickname.
Why does the rate I get from my bank differ from the rate here?
The figure here is the mid-market (interbank) rate — the midpoint between buy and sell prices. Consumer providers apply a spread and sometimes a fixed fee, so a real transaction settles a fraction of a percent to several percent below mid-market. Our mid-market vs bank rates guide explains the gap.
Is the pound stronger than the dollar?
In nominal terms one pound has been worth more than one dollar for essentially all of modern history — the rate has traded roughly between 1.05 and 2.00 over the past 40 years. A rate above 1 does not by itself mean the UK economy is stronger; it reflects the historical units, not relative economic size.