Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 9,277 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 News (World) - @BBCWorld | 40,007,730 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 36,465,767 followers |
| 3. AajTak TV - @aajtak | 20,750,510 followers |
| 4. CNN International (3 accounts) | 19,241,337 followers |
| 5. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 16,541,291 followers |
| 6. BBC News (UK) - @BBCNews | 15,176,648 followers |
| 7. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 13,583,561 followers |
| 8. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 13,450,105 followers |
| 9. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,021,982 followers |
| 10. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 12,401,337 followers |
| 11. BBC Arabic - @BBCArabic | 9,106,831 followers |
| 12. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 7,624,460 followers |
| 13. RT (5 accounts) | 6,450,859 followers |
| 14. ITV1 (2 accounts) | 4,884,592 followers |
| 15. France 24 (2 accounts) | 4,521,968 followers |
| 16. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,473,796 followers |
| 17. BET UK - @BET | 2,767,487 followers |
| 18. MTV UK - @MTVUK | 2,405,460 followers |
| 19. MTV 80s - @MTVUK | 2,405,460 followers |
| 20. MTV Hits UK - @MTVUK | 2,405,460 followers |
| 21. BBC Persian - @bbcpersian | 2,254,629 followers |
| 22. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 1,851,721 followers |
| 23. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,442,319 followers |
| 24. MTV Music UK - @MTVMusicUK | 1,259,990 followers |
| 25. STV Central (3 accounts) | 1,223,341 followers |
| 26. STV North (3 accounts) | 1,223,341 followers |
| 27. TNT Sports 1 - @btsport | 1,070,102 followers |
| 28. TNT Sports 2 - @btsport | 1,070,102 followers |
| 29. TNT Sports 3 - @btsport | 1,070,102 followers |
| 30. BBC Parliament - @BBCPolitics | 1,023,576 followers |
| 31. More4 - @Channel4 | 1,006,769 followers |
| 32. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 766,410 followers |
| 33. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 736,671 followers |
| 34. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 655,430 followers |
| 35. LFC TV - @LFCTV | 582,844 followers |
| 36. KISS TV (2 accounts) | 572,032 followers |
| 37. euronews - @euronews | 568,655 followers |
| 38. GB News - @GBNEWS | 565,470 followers |
| 39. TRT World - @trtworld | 539,504 followers |
| 40. WION - @WIONews | 479,212 followers |
| 41. Babestation (2 accounts) | 422,382 followers |
| 42. ARY Digital - @arydigitalasia | 385,046 followers |
| 43. Sky Showcase - @skytv | 374,361 followers |
| 44. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 360,125 followers |
| 45. UTV (2 accounts) | 349,605 followers |
| 46. Abu Dhabi TV - @abudhabitv | 339,537 followers |
| 47. BoxNation - @Queensberry | 277,120 followers |
| 48. Talk - @TalkTV | 275,416 followers |
| 49. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 265,792 followers |
| 50. Film4 - @Film4 | 258,667 followers |
| 51. Sky Kids - @SkyUK | 249,831 followers |
| 52. Comedy Central UK - @ComedyCentralUK | 240,211 followers |
| 53. Daystar - @Daystar | 227,834 followers |
| 54. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 55. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 218,976 followers |
| 56. Eurosport 1 - @eurosport | 218,047 followers |
| 57. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 207,554 followers |
| 58. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 205,578 followers |
| 59. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 204,492 followers |
| 60. E4 - @E4Tweets | 183,337 followers |
| 61. E4 Extra - @E4Tweets | 183,337 followers |
| 62. Asianet - @asianet | 175,581 followers |
| 63. 5Select - @channel5_tv | 171,734 followers |
| 64. 5STAR - @channel5_tv | 171,734 followers |
| 65. 5USA - @channel5_tv | 171,734 followers |
| 66. CNBC - @CNBCi | 163,150 followers |
| 67. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 159,970 followers |
| 68. - @thisisheart | 148,961 followers |
| 69. 5Action (2 accounts) | 136,904 followers |
| 70. Sky Cinema Action - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 71. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 72. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 73. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 74. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 129,349 followers |
| 75. U&Dave - @davechannel | 128,915 followers |
| 76. Nickelodeon UK - @NickelodeonUK | 125,592 followers |
| 77. Court TV - @CourtTV | 124,775 followers |
| 78. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 123,309 followers |
| 79. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 112,317 followers |
| 80. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 111,234 followers |
| 81. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 109,750 followers |
| 82. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 94,764 followers |
| 83. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 81,832 followers |
| 84. TLC - @tlc_uk | 80,422 followers |
| 85. Sky History - @HISTORYUK | 72,791 followers |
| 86. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 70,260 followers |
| 87. QVC - @qvcuk | 68,735 followers |
| 88. Aastha-The Faith Channel - @aasthatvchannel | 65,989 followers |
| 89. London Live - @LondonLive | 65,721 followers |
| 90. Boomerang - @BoomerangToons | 64,927 followers |
| 91. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 63,249 followers |
| 92. NOW 70s - @NOWMusic | 62,950 followers |
| 93. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 62,950 followers |
| 94. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 58,831 followers |
| 95. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 56,363 followers |
| 96. Really - @reallychannel | 55,309 followers |
| 97. U&GOLD (2 accounts) | 54,406 followers |
| 98. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,014 followers |
| 99. Legend - @Legend__Channel | 50,662 followers |
| 100. MTA - Muslim TV - @muslimtv | 50,159 followers |
| 101. S4C - @S4C | 49,559 followers |
| 102. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 49,487 followers |
| 103. Magic TV - @magicfm | 49,220 followers |
| 104. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 46,940 followers |
| 105. CBBC - @cbbc | 46,169 followers |
| 106. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 107. Viaplay Xtra - @FreeSports_TV | 44,740 followers |
| 108. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 34,554 followers |
| 109. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 33,319 followers |
| 110. Trace Urban - @TraceVault_ | 32,447 followers |
| 111. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 32,356 followers |
| 112. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 25,839 followers |
| 113. - @BFM_Alsace | 25,516 followers |
| 114. U&W - @wchannel | 25,303 followers |
| 115. National Geographic UK - @NatGeoUK | 23,804 followers |
| 116. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 23,470 followers |
| 117. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 23,166 followers |
| 118. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 20,826 followers |
| 119. B4U Movies - @THEOFFICIALB4U | 20,000 followers |
| 120. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,736 followers |
| 121. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 18,447 followers |
| 122. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 18,336 followers |
| 123. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 18,137 followers |
| 124. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 16,893 followers |
| 125. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 16,323 followers |
| 126. U&Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 15,954 followers |
| 127. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 15,595 followers |
| 128. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,392 followers |
| 129. Vice - @vicelanduk | 15,121 followers |
| 130. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,817 followers |
| 131. Mail Travel - @mailtravel | 14,442 followers |
| 132. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 14,107 followers |
| 133. U&Alibi - @alibi_channel | 13,002 followers |
| 134. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,470 followers |
| 135. TravelXP - @travelxp | 11,870 followers |
| 136. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 11,842 followers |
| 137. U&Drama - @dramachannel | 11,152 followers |
| 138. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,120 followers |
| 139. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,871 followers |
| 140. KMTV (2 accounts) | 10,852 followers |
| 141. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,726 followers |
| 142. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 8,969 followers |
| 143. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 8,539 followers |
| 144. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,408 followers |
| 145. Together TV - @TogetherukTV | 8,287 followers |
| 146. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 7,826 followers |
| 147. GREAT! Movies - @greatmoviesuk | 7,693 followers |
| 148. Sony Crime 2 - @greatmoviesuk | 7,693 followers |
| 149. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 7,458 followers |
| 150. True Crime - @CBS_Reality | 7,304 followers |
| 151. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,982 followers |
| 152. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,992 followers |
| 153. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 5,939 followers |
| 154. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 5,337 followers |
| 155. Sky Mix - @Pick_TV | 5,325 followers |
| 156. BEN - @BENTELEVISIONS | 5,199 followers |
| 157. NVTV - @northernvisions | 5,054 followers |
| 158. The Craft Store - @thecraftstoretv | 4,912 followers |
| 159. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 4,810 followers |
| 160. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 4,400 followers |
| 161. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 4,294 followers |
| 162. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,091 followers |
| 163. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,992 followers |
| 164. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 3,864 followers |
| 165. 4seven - @4seven | 3,794 followers |
| 166. ATN Bangla UK - @ATNBanglaUK | 3,713 followers |
| 167. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 168. True Crime Xtra - @CBSDrama | 3,549 followers |
| 169. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,505 followers |
| 170. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,466 followers |
| 171. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,440 followers |
| 172. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,301 followers |
| 173. U&Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,102 followers |
| 174. That's TV UK - @ThatsTVOfficial | 3,099 followers |
| 175. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,005 followers |
| 176. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 2,994 followers |
| 177. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 2,959 followers |
| 178. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,882 followers |
| 179. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,843 followers |
| 180. Legend Xtra - @CBSjustice | 2,693 followers |
| 181. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,631 followers |
| 182. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 2,544 followers |
| 183. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,414 followers |
| 184. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 2,083 followers |
| 185. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 2,006 followers |
| 186. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 1,880 followers |
| 187. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 1,713 followers |
| 188. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 189. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,610 followers |
| 190. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 1,569 followers |
| 191. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 1,548 followers |
| 192. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 1,457 followers |
| 193. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,431 followers |
| 194. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 1,365 followers |
| 195. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 1,082 followers |
| 196. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 970 followers |
| 197. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 968 followers |
| 198. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 959 followers |
| 199. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 944 followers |
| 200. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 931 followers |
| 201. That's TV South Midlands - @TTVOxfordshire | 900 followers |
| 202. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 855 followers |
| 203. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 827 followers |
| 204. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 822 followers |
| 205. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 769 followers |
| 206. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 766 followers |
| 207. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 721 followers |
| 208. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 695 followers |
| 209. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 694 followers |
| 210. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 667 followers |
| 211. GREAT! Romance - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 212. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 213. Pop Max - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 214. The Business Channel - @TheBusinessCTV | 404 followers |
| 215. C Music TV - @CMusicTV | 368 followers |
| 216. Cartoonito - @CartoonitoUK | 265 followers |
| 217. CCXTV - @CCXTV1 | 249 followers |
| 218. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 232 followers |
| 219. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 159 followers |
| 220. Country Music Entertainment - @CMusicEnt | 137 followers |
| 221. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 119 followers |
| 222. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 119 followers |
| 223. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjabUK | 74 followers |
| 224. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 60 followers |
| 225. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 52 followers |