--- --- # This Graphic Shows How Long Queen Elizabeth II Has Ruled by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/) and [Heather Jones](https://time.com/author/heather-jones/) Apr 21, 2016 12:00 PM UTC by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/) and [Heather Jones](https://time.com/author/heather-jones/) Apr 21, 2016 12:00 PM UTC Back in September of 2015, when [Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.royal.uk/queen-windsor-90th-birthday) [became](http://time.com/4024914/queen-elizabeth-record-graphic/) the longest-ruling monarch in British history, we took a look at how her reign—at approximately 63 years and 7 months—stacked up against those who’d come before. Now, in honor of her [90th birthday](http://www.hmq90.co.uk/) on Thursday, we did the math to add seven more months and 12 days to that impressive stretch. Here’s our updated look at the longest reigns in British history, along with some fun facts about Her Majesty, as the U.K. celebrates her birthday.  Heather Jones for TIME Queen Elizabeth at 90: How Long Has She Held the Throne? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4299840/queen-elizabeth-90-birthday-ruled/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4299840/queen-elizabeth-90-birthday-ruled/"},"headline":"This Graphic Shows How Long Queen Elizabeth II Has Ruled","datePublished":"2016-04-21T12:00:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:50:30.075Z","description":"We updated our count in honor of the Queen's 90th birthday","url":"https://time.com/4299840/queen-elizabeth-90-birthday-ruled/","keywords":["royal","Birthday","Queen","People"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lily Rothman","jobTitle":"Rothman is managing editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Heather Jones","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/heather-jones/"}],"articleSection":"History","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/history/","name":"History"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4299840/queen-elizabeth-90-birthday-ruled/","name":"This Graphic Shows How Long Queen Elizabeth II Has Ruled"}}]}] ```