Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 8,967 Twitter accounts across the media. Where a television channel has more than one main account, we’re currently simply adding the followers together for now; reflecting the total follower number that these channels have. Click their names to discover more about them, and compare their followers with other social networks.
| 1. BBC World News - @BBCWorld | 33,330,320 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 27,985,596 followers |
| 3. CNN (3 accounts) | 17,185,236 followers |
| 4. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 15,151,613 followers |
| 5. AajTak TV - @aajtak | 14,862,654 followers |
| 6. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,449,295 followers |
| 7. BBC News - @BBCNews | 12,789,444 followers |
| 8. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 12,190,086 followers |
| 9. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 11,557,896 followers |
| 10. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 9,463,634 followers |
| 11. BBC Arabic - @BBCArabic | 8,369,662 followers |
| 12. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 6,382,139 followers |
| 13. RT UK (5 accounts) | 6,059,347 followers |
| 14. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,817,467 followers |
| 15. France 24 (2 accounts) | 4,027,553 followers |
| 16. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,455,697 followers |
| 17. BET UK - @BET | 2,624,954 followers |
| 18. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,463,129 followers |
| 19. BBC Persian - @bbcpersian | 1,697,979 followers |
| 20. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,442,871 followers |
| 21. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,301,675 followers |
| 22. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 1,233,866 followers |
| 23. STV Central (3 accounts) | 1,087,646 followers |
| 24. STV North (3 accounts) | 1,087,646 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 840,910 followers |
| 26. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 840,910 followers |
| 27. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 840,910 followers |
| 28. ITV2 - @itv2 | 777,927 followers |
| 29. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 756,043 followers |
| 30. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 621,772 followers |
| 31. KISS TV (2 accounts) | 584,674 followers |
| 32. euronews - @euronews | 478,895 followers |
| 33. TRT World - @trtworld | 424,736 followers |
| 34. Babestation (2 accounts) | 403,214 followers |
| 35. Sky Showcase - @skytv | 370,832 followers |
| 36. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 356,247 followers |
| 37. UTV (2 accounts) | 332,424 followers |
| 38. ARY Digital - @arydigitalasia | 327,689 followers |
| 39. Abu Dhabi TV - @abudhabitv | 326,821 followers |
| 40. GB News - @GBNEWS | 325,810 followers |
| 41. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 299,403 followers |
| 42. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 283,783 followers |
| 43. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 265,792 followers |
| 44. Film4 - @Film4 | 260,403 followers |
| 45. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 244,134 followers |
| 46. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 47. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 210,182 followers |
| 48. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 196,295 followers |
| 49. E4 - @E4Tweets | 189,236 followers |
| 50. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 186,174 followers |
| 51. Daystar - @Daystar | 185,225 followers |
| 52. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 184,093 followers |
| 53. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 180,204 followers |
| 54. Asianet - @asianet | 178,368 followers |
| 55. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 174,280 followers |
| 56. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 159,970 followers |
| 57. - @thisisheart | 148,314 followers |
| 58. Box Upfront - @4Music | 147,465 followers |
| 59. 4Music - @4Music | 147,465 followers |
| 60. CNBC - @CNBCi | 133,667 followers |
| 61. Sky Cinema Action - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 62. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 63. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 64. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 65. Dave - @davechannel | 128,377 followers |
| 66. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 127,096 followers |
| 67. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 114,640 followers |
| 68. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 110,956 followers |
| 69. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 110,661 followers |
| 70. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 107,936 followers |
| 71. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 88,194 followers |
| 72. Sky History 2 - @More2History | 84,820 followers |
| 73. TLC - @tlc_uk | 82,742 followers |
| 74. 5Star - @5star_tv | 80,194 followers |
| 75. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 79,411 followers |
| 76. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 74,023 followers |
| 77. Sky History - @HISTORYUK | 73,990 followers |
| 78. 5Spike - @paramountnet_uk | 70,424 followers |
| 79. QVC - @qvcuk | 67,811 followers |
| 80. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 66,301 followers |
| 81. Boomerang - @BoomerangToons | 65,330 followers |
| 82. NOW 70s - @NOWMusic | 64,660 followers |
| 83. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 64,660 followers |
| 84. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 60,025 followers |
| 85. London Live - @LondonLive | 59,870 followers |
| 86. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 58,210 followers |
| 87. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 56,778 followers |
| 88. Really - @reallychannel | 55,713 followers |
| 89. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,552 followers |
| 90. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 54,094 followers |
| 91. Aastha-The Faith Channel - @aasthatvchannel | 52,528 followers |
| 92. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 51,286 followers |
| 93. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 50,128 followers |
| 94. Magic TV - @magicfm | 46,678 followers |
| 95. GOLD (2 accounts) | 46,544 followers |
| 96. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 97. CBBC - @cbbc | 45,335 followers |
| 98. FreeSports - @FreeSports_TV | 44,566 followers |
| 99. MTA - Muslim TV - @muslimtv | 43,579 followers |
| 100. S4C - @S4C | 42,684 followers |
| 101. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 35,644 followers |
| 102. Trace Urban - @TraceVault_ | 33,932 followers |
| 103. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 33,040 followers |
| 104. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 32,801 followers |
| 105. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 32,422 followers |
| 106. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 31,017 followers |
| 107. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 30,217 followers |
| 108. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 26,906 followers |
| 109. W - @wchannel | 25,386 followers |
| 110. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 24,811 followers |
| 111. Court TV - @CourtTV | 24,200 followers |
| 112. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 23,445 followers |
| 113. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 23,165 followers |
| 114. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,736 followers |
| 115. B4U Movies - @THEOFFICIALB4U | 19,552 followers |
| 116. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 18,852 followers |
| 117. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 18,720 followers |
| 118. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 18,525 followers |
| 119. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 18,278 followers |
| 120. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 17,748 followers |
| 121. Vice - @vicelanduk | 15,988 followers |
| 122. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 15,915 followers |
| 123. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,392 followers |
| 124. Mail Travel - @mailtravel | 15,021 followers |
| 125. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,817 followers |
| 126. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 14,654 followers |
| 127. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,880 followers |
| 128. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 12,526 followers |
| 129. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 12,357 followers |
| 130. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 12,060 followers |
| 131. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 11,587 followers |
| 132. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,423 followers |
| 133. TravelXP - @travelxp | 11,310 followers |
| 134. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,726 followers |
| 135. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,580 followers |
| 136. Drama - @dramachannel | 10,410 followers |
| 137. KMTV (2 accounts) | 9,752 followers |
| 138. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,163 followers |
| 139. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 8,898 followers |
| 140. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,561 followers |
| 141. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,287 followers |
| 142. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,016 followers |
| 143. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 7,546 followers |
| 144. GREAT! Movies - @greatmoviesuk | 7,528 followers |
| 145. Sony Crime 2 - @greatmoviesuk | 7,528 followers |
| 146. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,229 followers |
| 147. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 7,128 followers |
| 148. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,995 followers |
| 149. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,008 followers |
| 150. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,702 followers |
| 151. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,589 followers |
| 152. BEN - @BENTELEVISIONS | 5,199 followers |
| 153. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 5,131 followers |
| 154. The Craft Store - @thecraftstoretv | 5,038 followers |
| 155. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,932 followers |
| 156. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 4,500 followers |
| 157. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 4,479 followers |
| 158. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,250 followers |
| 159. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 4,051 followers |
| 160. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,991 followers |
| 161. 4seven - @4seven | 3,944 followers |
| 162. ATN Bangla UK - @ATNBanglaUK | 3,710 followers |
| 163. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 3,618 followers |
| 164. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 165. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,558 followers |
| 166. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,509 followers |
| 167. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,498 followers |
| 168. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,433 followers |
| 169. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 3,282 followers |
| 170. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,252 followers |
| 171. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,175 followers |
| 172. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 3,063 followers |
| 173. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 3,016 followers |
| 174. CBS Justice - @CBSjustice | 2,839 followers |
| 175. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,802 followers |
| 176. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,718 followers |
| 177. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,661 followers |
| 178. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,464 followers |
| 179. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 2,460 followers |
| 180. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 2,014 followers |
| 181. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 1,950 followers |
| 182. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,917 followers |
| 183. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 1,852 followers |
| 184. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 185. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,463 followers |
| 186. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 1,457 followers |
| 187. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 1,451 followers |
| 188. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 1,431 followers |
| 189. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,411 followers |
| 190. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 1,008 followers |
| 191. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 994 followers |
| 192. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 986 followers |
| 193. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 971 followers |
| 194. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 968 followers |
| 195. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 965 followers |
| 196. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 883 followers |
| 197. Paramount Network - @paramountnetuk | 852 followers |
| 198. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 816 followers |
| 199. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 782 followers |
| 200. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 774 followers |
| 201. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 749 followers |
| 202. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 744 followers |
| 203. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 709 followers |
| 204. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 699 followers |
| 205. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 687 followers |
| 206. That's TV South Midlands - @TTVOxfordshire | 683 followers |
| 207. GREAT! Movies Classic - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 208. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 209. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 588 followers |
| 210. Pop Max - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 211. The Business Channel - @TheBusinessCTV | 420 followers |
| 212. That's TV Gold - @ThatsTVGold | 392 followers |
| 213. C Music TV - @CMusicTV | 374 followers |
| 214. Cartoonito - @CartoonitoUK | 290 followers |
| 215. CCXTV - @CCXTV1 | 249 followers |
| 216. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 232 followers |
| 217. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 159 followers |
| 218. Country Music Entertainment - @CMusicEnt | 131 followers |
| 219. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 123 followers |
| 220. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 123 followers |
| 221. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjabUK | 64 followers |
| 222. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 64 followers |
| 223. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 55 followers |