Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 9,207 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 | 39,390,720 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 34,776,754 followers |
| 3. AajTak TV - @aajtak | 19,607,350 followers |
| 4. CNN International (3 accounts) | 19,046,116 followers |
| 5. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 16,324,311 followers |
| 6. BBC News - @BBCNews | 14,971,183 followers |
| 7. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 13,355,226 followers |
| 8. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 13,242,481 followers |
| 9. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,136,527 followers |
| 10. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 12,056,223 followers |
| 11. BBC Arabic - @BBCArabic | 8,998,475 followers |
| 12. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 7,533,690 followers |
| 13. RT (5 accounts) | 6,295,314 followers |
| 14. ITV1 (2 accounts) | 4,881,037 followers |
| 15. France 24 (2 accounts) | 4,452,462 followers |
| 16. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,480,796 followers |
| 17. BET UK - @BET | 2,774,152 followers |
| 18. MTV UK - @MTVUK | 2,438,326 followers |
| 19. MTV 80s - @MTVUK | 2,438,326 followers |
| 20. MTV Hits UK - @MTVUK | 2,438,326 followers |
| 21. BBC Persian - @bbcpersian | 2,173,482 followers |
| 22. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 1,761,016 followers |
| 23. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,451,785 followers |
| 24. MTV Music UK - @MTVMusicUK | 1,282,750 followers |
| 25. STV Central (3 accounts) | 1,203,821 followers |
| 26. STV North (3 accounts) | 1,203,821 followers |
| 27. More4 - @Channel4 | 1,009,454 followers |
| 28. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 1,003,109 followers |
| 29. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 1,003,109 followers |
| 30. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 1,003,109 followers |
| 31. BBC Parliament - @BBCPolitics | 996,551 followers |
| 32. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 747,126 followers |
| 33. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 743,281 followers |
| 34. KISS TV (2 accounts) | 581,017 followers |
| 35. LFC TV - @LFCTV | 574,886 followers |
| 36. euronews - @euronews | 556,931 followers |
| 37. TRT World - @trtworld | 550,927 followers |
| 38. GB News - @GBNEWS | 507,702 followers |
| 39. WION - @WIONews | 472,173 followers |
| 40. Babestation (2 accounts) | 421,974 followers |
| 41. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 403,730 followers |
| 42. ARY Digital - @arydigitalasia | 385,615 followers |
| 43. Sky Showcase - @skytv | 376,183 followers |
| 44. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 361,064 followers |
| 45. UTV (2 accounts) | 346,933 followers |
| 46. Abu Dhabi TV - @abudhabitv | 342,322 followers |
| 47. BoxNation - @Queensberry | 279,483 followers |
| 48. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 265,792 followers |
| 49. Film4 - @Film4 | 261,286 followers |
| 50. TalkTV - @TalkTV | 257,341 followers |
| 51. Comedy Central UK - @ComedyCentralUK | 242,499 followers |
| 52. Daystar - @Daystar | 224,394 followers |
| 53. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 54. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 210,365 followers |
| 55. Eurosport 1 - @eurosport | 208,951 followers |
| 56. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 208,054 followers |
| 57. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 204,665 followers |
| 58. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 204,160 followers |
| 59. E4 - @E4Tweets | 187,120 followers |
| 60. E4 Extra - @E4Tweets | 187,120 followers |
| 61. Asianet - @asianet | 176,728 followers |
| 62. 5Select - @channel5_tv | 172,120 followers |
| 63. 5STAR - @channel5_tv | 172,120 followers |
| 64. 5USA - @channel5_tv | 172,120 followers |
| 65. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 159,970 followers |
| 66. CNBC - @CNBCi | 156,140 followers |
| 67. - @thisisheart | 150,643 followers |
| 68. 5Action (2 accounts) | 138,122 followers |
| 69. Sky Cinema Action - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 70. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 71. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 72. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 73. Dave - @davechannel | 130,383 followers |
| 74. Nickelodeon UK - @NickelodeonUK | 127,945 followers |
| 75. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 126,604 followers |
| 76. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 114,693 followers |
| 77. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 113,366 followers |
| 78. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 112,598 followers |
| 79. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 109,750 followers |
| 80. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 85,861 followers |
| 81. Court TV - @CourtTV | 84,057 followers |
| 82. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 81,968 followers |
| 83. TLC - @tlc_uk | 81,431 followers |
| 84. Sky History - @HISTORYUK | 73,319 followers |
| 85. QVC - @qvcuk | 69,636 followers |
| 86. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 66,953 followers |
| 87. Boomerang - @BoomerangToons | 65,441 followers |
| 88. London Live - @LondonLive | 64,948 followers |
| 89. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 64,610 followers |
| 90. Aastha-The Faith Channel - @aasthatvchannel | 64,156 followers |
| 91. NOW 70s - @NOWMusic | 63,880 followers |
| 92. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 63,880 followers |
| 93. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 59,445 followers |
| 94. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 57,335 followers |
| 95. Really - @reallychannel | 56,131 followers |
| 96. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,335 followers |
| 97. Legend - @Legend__Channel | 51,502 followers |
| 98. GOLD (2 accounts) | 51,140 followers |
| 99. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 50,235 followers |
| 100. MTA - Muslim TV - @muslimtv | 49,167 followers |
| 101. Magic TV - @magicfm | 48,833 followers |
| 102. S4C - @S4C | 48,335 followers |
| 103. CBBC - @cbbc | 46,432 followers |
| 104. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 105. Viaplay Xtra - @FreeSports_TV | 45,661 followers |
| 106. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 43,726 followers |
| 107. Sky Sci-Fi - @SyfyUK | 34,633 followers |
| 108. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 34,132 followers |
| 109. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 33,857 followers |
| 110. Trace Urban - @TraceVault_ | 33,105 followers |
| 111. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 32,157 followers |
| 112. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 26,280 followers |
| 113. W - @wchannel | 25,586 followers |
| 114. National Geographic UK - @NatGeoUK | 24,003 followers |
| 115. - @BFM_Alsace | 23,902 followers |
| 116. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 23,899 followers |
| 117. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 23,413 followers |
| 118. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 20,125 followers |
| 119. B4U Movies - @THEOFFICIALB4U | 20,061 followers |
| 120. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,736 followers |
| 121. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 18,706 followers |
| 122. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 18,673 followers |
| 123. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 18,303 followers |
| 124. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 17,180 followers |
| 125. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 16,671 followers |
| 126. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 15,695 followers |
| 127. Vice - @vicelanduk | 15,420 followers |
| 128. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,392 followers |
| 129. Local TV Liverpool - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,817 followers |
| 130. Mail Travel - @mailtravel | 14,712 followers |
| 131. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 14,305 followers |
| 132. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 14,266 followers |
| 133. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 12,863 followers |
| 134. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,610 followers |
| 135. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 11,829 followers |
| 136. TravelXP - @travelxp | 11,594 followers |
| 137. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,213 followers |
| 138. Drama - @dramachannel | 11,048 followers |
| 139. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,784 followers |
| 140. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,726 followers |
| 141. KMTV (2 accounts) | 10,560 followers |
| 142. Local TV Birmingham - @BhamLocalTV | 9,057 followers |
| 143. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 8,723 followers |
| 144. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,488 followers |
| 145. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,287 followers |
| 146. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 7,908 followers |
| 147. GREAT! Movies - @greatmoviesuk | 7,798 followers |
| 148. Sony Crime 2 - @greatmoviesuk | 7,798 followers |
| 149. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 7,502 followers |
| 150. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 7,354 followers |
| 151. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 7,030 followers |
| 152. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,002 followers |
| 153. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,874 followers |
| 154. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,407 followers |
| 155. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 5,298 followers |
| 156. BEN - @BENTELEVISIONS | 5,199 followers |
| 157. NVTV - @northernvisions | 5,029 followers |
| 158. The Craft Store - @thecraftstoretv | 5,022 followers |
| 159. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 4,782 followers |
| 160. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 4,393 followers |
| 161. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 4,329 followers |
| 162. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,134 followers |
| 163. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 4,054 followers |
| 164. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 3,949 followers |
| 165. 4seven - @4seven | 3,871 followers |
| 166. ATN Bangla UK - @ATNBanglaUK | 3,724 followers |
| 167. RealityXtra - @CBSDrama | 3,600 followers |
| 168. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 169. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,541 followers |
| 170. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,495 followers |
| 171. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,494 followers |
| 172. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,353 followers |
| 173. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,156 followers |
| 174. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,073 followers |
| 175. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 3,014 followers |
| 176. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 3,012 followers |
| 177. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,848 followers |
| 178. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,830 followers |
| 179. Horror Xtra - @CBSjustice | 2,748 followers |
| 180. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,657 followers |
| 181. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 2,541 followers |
| 182. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,437 followers |
| 183. That's TV UK - @ThatsTVOfficial | 2,077 followers |
| 184. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 2,019 followers |
| 185. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 2,008 followers |
| 186. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 1,922 followers |
| 187. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 1,757 followers |
| 188. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 189. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,550 followers |
| 190. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 1,525 followers |
| 191. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 1,482 followers |
| 192. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 1,467 followers |
| 193. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,438 followers |
| 194. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 1,386 followers |
| 195. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 1,062 followers |
| 196. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 976 followers |
| 197. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 970 followers |
| 198. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 951 followers |
| 199. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 935 followers |
| 200. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 932 followers |
| 201. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 845 followers |
| 202. That's TV South Midlands - @TTVOxfordshire | 835 followers |
| 203. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 827 followers |
| 204. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 808 followers |
| 205. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 778 followers |
| 206. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 725 followers |
| 207. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 707 followers |
| 208. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 705 followers |
| 209. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 699 followers |
| 210. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 671 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 | 405 followers |
| 215. C Music TV - @CMusicTV | 368 followers |
| 216. Cartoonito - @CartoonitoUK | 278 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 | 140 followers |
| 221. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 119 followers |
| 222. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 119 followers |
| 223. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjabUK | 78 followers |
| 224. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 60 followers |
| 225. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 54 followers |