Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 9,122 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 | 37,713,239 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 32,226,358 followers |
| 3. CNN International (3 accounts) | 18,547,499 followers |
| 4. AajTak TV - @aajtak | 18,205,049 followers |
| 5. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 16,127,239 followers |
| 6. BBC News - @BBCNews | 14,262,219 followers |
| 7. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,298,172 followers |
| 8. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 12,937,867 followers |
| 9. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 12,768,060 followers |
| 10. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 11,225,818 followers |
| 11. BBC Arabic - @BBCArabic | 8,944,538 followers |
| 12. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 7,192,741 followers |
| 13. RT UK (5 accounts) | 6,320,199 followers |
| 14. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,931,654 followers |
| 15. France 24 (2 accounts) | 4,319,750 followers |
| 16. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,499,736 followers |
| 17. BET UK - @BET | 2,709,450 followers |
| 18. MTV UK - @MTVUK | 2,449,985 followers |
| 19. MTV 80s - @MTVUK | 2,449,985 followers |
| 20. MTV Hits UK - @MTVUK | 2,449,985 followers |
| 21. BBC Persian - @bbcpersian | 1,826,758 followers |
| 22. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 1,640,200 followers |
| 23. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,452,195 followers |
| 24. MTV Music UK - @MTVMusicUK | 1,292,630 followers |
| 25. STV Central (3 accounts) | 1,170,144 followers |
| 26. STV North (3 accounts) | 1,170,144 followers |
| 27. More4 - @Channel4 | 1,004,660 followers |
| 28. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 942,977 followers |
| 29. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 942,977 followers |
| 30. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 942,977 followers |
| 31. BBC Parliament - @BBCPolitics | 934,527 followers |
| 32. ITV2 - @itv2 | 775,752 followers |
| 33. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 754,097 followers |
| 34. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 695,961 followers |
| 35. KISS TV (2 accounts) | 582,851 followers |
| 36. LFC TV - @LFCTV | 554,568 followers |
| 37. euronews - @euronews | 534,715 followers |
| 38. TRT World - @trtworld | 486,653 followers |
| 39. WION - @WIONews | 459,651 followers |
| 40. TalkTV (2 accounts) | 442,796 followers |
| 41. GB News - @GBNEWS | 419,853 followers |
| 42. Babestation (2 accounts) | 415,074 followers |
| 43. Sky Showcase - @skytv | 375,083 followers |
| 44. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 368,384 followers |
| 45. ARY Digital - @arydigitalasia | 367,421 followers |
| 46. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 360,047 followers |
| 47. UTV (2 accounts) | 345,862 followers |
| 48. Abu Dhabi TV - @abudhabitv | 336,848 followers |
| 49. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 283,304 followers |
| 50. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 265,792 followers |
| 51. Film4 - @Film4 | 263,218 followers |
| 52. Comedy Central UK - @ComedyCentralUK | 243,633 followers |
| 53. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 54. Daystar - @Daystar | 214,982 followers |
| 55. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 209,360 followers |
| 56. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 202,788 followers |
| 57. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 202,254 followers |
| 58. Eurosport 1 - @eurosport | 197,831 followers |
| 59. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 197,667 followers |
| 60. E4 - @E4Tweets | 187,727 followers |
| 61. E4 Extra - @E4Tweets | 187,727 followers |
| 62. Asianet - @asianet | 177,625 followers |
| 63. 5Select - @channel5_tv | 170,990 followers |
| 64. 5STAR - @channel5_tv | 170,990 followers |
| 65. 5USA - @channel5_tv | 170,990 followers |
| 66. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 159,970 followers |
| 67. - @thisisheart | 150,688 followers |
| 68. CNBC - @CNBCi | 148,173 followers |
| 69. 5Action (2 accounts) | 139,408 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. Dave - @davechannel | 130,556 followers |
| 75. Nickelodeon UK - @NickelodeonUK | 127,756 followers |
| 76. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 113,939 followers |
| 77. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 113,655 followers |
| 78. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 113,448 followers |
| 79. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 109,986 followers |
| 80. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 105,445 followers |
| 81. Sky History 2 - @More2History | 83,624 followers |
| 82. TLC - @tlc_uk | 82,149 followers |
| 83. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 81,039 followers |
| 84. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 79,985 followers |
| 85. Sky History - @HISTORYUK | 73,938 followers |
| 86. QVC - @qvcuk | 69,602 followers |
| 87. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 65,456 followers |
| 88. Court TV - @CourtTV | 65,438 followers |
| 89. Boomerang - @BoomerangToons | 65,284 followers |
| 90. NOW 70s - @NOWMusic | 64,336 followers |
| 91. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 64,336 followers |
| 92. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 63,356 followers |
| 93. London Live - @LondonLive | 63,259 followers |
| 94. Aastha-The Faith Channel - @aasthatvchannel | 61,057 followers |
| 95. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 60,085 followers |
| 96. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 57,840 followers |
| 97. Really - @reallychannel | 56,271 followers |
| 98. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,537 followers |
| 99. Legend - @Legend__Channel | 52,764 followers |
| 100. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 50,741 followers |
| 101. GOLD (2 accounts) | 49,192 followers |
| 102. Magic TV - @magicfm | 48,174 followers |
| 103. MTA - Muslim TV - @muslimtv | 48,018 followers |
| 104. CBBC - @cbbc | 46,477 followers |
| 105. S4C - @S4C | 46,380 followers |
| 106. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 107. FreeSports - @FreeSports_TV | 45,575 followers |
| 108. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 38,879 followers |
| 109. Sky Sci-Fi - @SyfyUK | 35,223 followers |
| 110. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 33,914 followers |
| 111. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 33,610 followers |
| 112. Trace Urban - @TraceVault_ | 33,484 followers |
| 113. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 33,119 followers |
| 114. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 31,124 followers |
| 115. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 26,538 followers |
| 116. W - @wchannel | 25,707 followers |
| 117. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 24,260 followers |
| 118. National Geographic UK - @NatGeoUK | 23,814 followers |
| 119. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 23,371 followers |
| 120. - @BFM_Alsace | 21,593 followers |
| 121. B4U Movies - @THEOFFICIALB4U | 19,892 followers |
| 122. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,736 followers |
| 123. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 19,536 followers |
| 124. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 18,828 followers |
| 125. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 18,747 followers |
| 126. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 18,437 followers |
| 127. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 17,430 followers |
| 128. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 16,167 followers |
| 129. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 15,794 followers |
| 130. Vice - @vicelanduk | 15,716 followers |
| 131. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,392 followers |
| 132. Mail Travel - @mailtravel | 14,824 followers |
| 133. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,817 followers |
| 134. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 14,470 followers |
| 135. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 14,079 followers |
| 136. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 12,875 followers |
| 137. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,778 followers |
| 138. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 11,797 followers |
| 139. TravelXP - @travelxp | 11,498 followers |
| 140. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,341 followers |
| 141. Drama - @dramachannel | 10,896 followers |
| 142. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,726 followers |
| 143. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,715 followers |
| 144. KMTV (2 accounts) | 10,232 followers |
| 145. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,129 followers |
| 146. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 8,818 followers |
| 147. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,538 followers |
| 148. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,287 followers |
| 149. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 7,953 followers |
| 150. GREAT! Movies - @greatmoviesuk | 7,837 followers |
| 151. Sony Crime 2 - @greatmoviesuk | 7,837 followers |
| 152. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 7,530 followers |
| 153. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 7,325 followers |
| 154. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 7,071 followers |
| 155. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,003 followers |
| 156. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,810 followers |
| 157. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,482 followers |
| 158. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 5,281 followers |
| 159. BEN - @BENTELEVISIONS | 5,199 followers |
| 160. The Craft Store - @thecraftstoretv | 5,120 followers |
| 161. NVTV - @northernvisions | 5,000 followers |
| 162. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 4,720 followers |
| 163. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 4,431 followers |
| 164. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,215 followers |
| 165. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 4,194 followers |
| 166. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 4,025 followers |
| 167. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 3,995 followers |
| 168. 4seven - @4seven | 3,919 followers |
| 169. ATN Bangla UK - @ATNBanglaUK | 3,707 followers |
| 170. RealityXtra - @CBSDrama | 3,637 followers |
| 171. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 172. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,535 followers |
| 173. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,524 followers |
| 174. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,513 followers |
| 175. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,394 followers |
| 176. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,207 followers |
| 177. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,127 followers |
| 178. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 3,021 followers |
| 179. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 3,020 followers |
| 180. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,852 followers |
| 181. Horror Xtra - @CBSjustice | 2,797 followers |
| 182. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,779 followers |
| 183. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,692 followers |
| 184. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 2,553 followers |
| 185. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,440 followers |
| 186. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 2,015 followers |
| 187. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,997 followers |
| 188. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 1,932 followers |
| 189. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 1,795 followers |
| 190. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 191. That's TV UK - @ThatsTVOfficial | 1,509 followers |
| 192. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 1,507 followers |
| 193. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,493 followers |
| 194. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 1,490 followers |
| 195. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,453 followers |
| 196. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 1,410 followers |
| 197. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 1,354 followers |
| 198. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 1,041 followers |
| 199. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 978 followers |
| 200. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 973 followers |
| 201. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 962 followers |
| 202. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 945 followers |
| 203. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 896 followers |
| 204. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 861 followers |
| 205. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 810 followers |
| 206. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 803 followers |
| 207. That's TV South Midlands - @TTVOxfordshire | 791 followers |
| 208. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 778 followers |
| 209. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 734 followers |
| 210. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 717 followers |
| 211. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 703 followers |
| 212. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 677 followers |
| 213. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 636 followers |
| 214. GREAT! Movies Classic - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 215. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 216. Pop Max - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 217. The Business Channel - @TheBusinessCTV | 411 followers |
| 218. C Music TV - @CMusicTV | 370 followers |
| 219. Cartoonito - @CartoonitoUK | 281 followers |
| 220. CCXTV - @CCXTV1 | 249 followers |
| 221. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 232 followers |
| 222. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 159 followers |
| 223. Country Music Entertainment - @CMusicEnt | 133 followers |
| 224. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 121 followers |
| 225. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 121 followers |
| 226. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjabUK | 68 followers |
| 227. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 60 followers |
| 228. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 53 followers |