Dippy the dinosaur has now been visited by more than one million people while on tour, with over 450,000 people catching a glimpse at the Diplodocus at Kelvingrove Art Gallery.

The 26 meter long cast has never been on public display outside of London’s Natural History Museum, but Dippy is currently travelling the UK until late 2020 on a nationwide tour.

He is due to visit eight Museums in total before returning to London.

Since his Scottish debut in January, the fourth stop on the tour, at Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow’s west end, he has been visited a whopping 450,000 times, making it the museum’s highest visitor numbers to a temporary exhibition to date.

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Dippy is a smash hit! ONE MILLION people have now visited Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure across the UK, breaking records at every venue so far. Since his Scottish debut on 22 January over 450K people have met Dippy and contributed to the 1 million visitor milestone. pic.twitter.com/PvVVqGvVzB — Kelvingrove (@KelvingroveArt) April 10, 2019

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The tour originally aimed to introduce 1.5 million people to the dinosaur cast, helping inspire the next generation of scientists.

Now nearing the halfway point, Dippy is well on his way towards achieving this goal.

Councillor David McDonald, chair of Glasgow Life, said: “The response to Dippy on Tour at Kelvingrove Museum has been incredible.

“We are delighted Dippy will add the title of millionaire to his many achievements here in Glasgow, a city that has really taken him to our heart.

“Don’t forget there is still time to see Dippy in Glasgow before he stomps off to Newcastle.”

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He will be on display in Glasgow until May 6.

His next destination, the fifth on the tour, will be the Great North Museum, Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne, where he will be on display from May 18.