Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 8,217 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 | 25,115,696 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 19,324,940 followers |
| 3. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,135,446 followers |
| 4. CNN (3 accounts) | 11,473,575 followers |
| 5. BBC News - @BBCNews | 9,986,051 followers |
| 6. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 8,538,416 followers |
| 7. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 7,932,270 followers |
| 8. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 6,397,737 followers |
| 9. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 4,982,400 followers |
| 10. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,434,430 followers |
| 11. France 24 (2 accounts) | 3,373,349 followers |
| 12. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,129,128 followers |
| 13. RT UK (4 accounts) | 2,923,157 followers |
| 14. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,490,907 followers |
| 15. BET UK - @BET | 2,186,731 followers |
| 16. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,387,167 followers |
| 17. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,375,996 followers |
| 18. STV Central (3 accounts) | 947,447 followers |
| 19. STV North (3 accounts) | 947,447 followers |
| 20. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 842,134 followers |
| 21. ITV2 - @itv2 | 802,667 followers |
| 22. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 774,936 followers |
| 23. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 641,393 followers |
| 24. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 641,393 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 641,393 followers |
| 26. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 511,249 followers |
| 27. Sky One - @SkyOne | 350,876 followers |
| 28. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 343,585 followers |
| 29. euronews - @euronews | 332,929 followers |
| 30. UTV (2 accounts) | 301,810 followers |
| 31. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 281,585 followers |
| 32. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 268,420 followers |
| 33. Film4 - @Film4 | 244,809 followers |
| 34. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 244,299 followers |
| 35. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 36. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 211,669 followers |
| 37. E4 - @E4Tweets | 187,357 followers |
| 38. TRT World - @trtworld | 183,650 followers |
| 39. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 182,071 followers |
| 40. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 162,345 followers |
| 41. Box Upfront - @4Music | 160,483 followers |
| 42. Babestation - @BabestationTV | 155,927 followers |
| 43. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 152,980 followers |
| 44. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 142,146 followers |
| 45. Heart TV - @thisisheart | 138,048 followers |
| 46. Sky Cinema Action & Adventure - @SkyCinemaUK | 134,210 followers |
| 47. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 134,210 followers |
| 48. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 134,210 followers |
| 49. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 134,210 followers |
| 50. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 132,080 followers |
| 51. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 124,464 followers |
| 52. Daystar - @Daystar | 120,447 followers |
| 53. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 120,395 followers |
| 54. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 120,266 followers |
| 55. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 114,119 followers |
| 56. Dave - @davechannel | 107,995 followers |
| 57. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 101,404 followers |
| 58. CNBC - @CNBCi | 100,399 followers |
| 59. History 2 - @More2History | 94,446 followers |
| 60. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 89,246 followers |
| 61. TLC - @tlc_uk | 84,959 followers |
| 62. 5Star - @5star_tv | 82,393 followers |
| 63. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 80,238 followers |
| 64. 5Spike - @5spiketv | 73,874 followers |
| 65. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 73,125 followers |
| 66. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 71,997 followers |
| 67. QVC - @qvcuk | 62,603 followers |
| 68. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 62,520 followers |
| 69. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 61,440 followers |
| 70. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 61,353 followers |
| 71. London Live - @LondonLive | 59,878 followers |
| 72. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 57,708 followers |
| 73. Really - @reallychannel | 55,722 followers |
| 74. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,135 followers |
| 75. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 51,904 followers |
| 76. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 46,368 followers |
| 77. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 78. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 42,062 followers |
| 79. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 38,231 followers |
| 80. Chart Show TV - @ChartShowTV | 37,468 followers |
| 81. S4C - @S4C | 35,799 followers |
| 82. CBBC - @cbbc | 35,117 followers |
| 83. GOLD (2 accounts) | 33,778 followers |
| 84. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 33,331 followers |
| 85. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 32,148 followers |
| 86. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 32,140 followers |
| 87. FreeSports - @FreeSports_TV | 31,254 followers |
| 88. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 30,528 followers |
| 89. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 29,405 followers |
| 90. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 28,746 followers |
| 91. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 26,382 followers |
| 92. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 25,971 followers |
| 93. W - @wchannel | 24,837 followers |
| 94. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 24,178 followers |
| 95. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 20,731 followers |
| 96. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 20,056 followers |
| 97. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 20,052 followers |
| 98. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 19,798 followers |
| 99. That's Norfolk - @ThatsTVNorfolk | 19,729 followers |
| 100. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,707 followers |
| 101. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 17,419 followers |
| 102. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 16,535 followers |
| 103. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,999 followers |
| 104. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 15,546 followers |
| 105. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,140 followers |
| 106. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 12,947 followers |
| 107. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,652 followers |
| 108. Vice - @vicelanduk | 12,518 followers |
| 109. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,555 followers |
| 110. Universal TV - @UniversalTVUK | 11,139 followers |
| 111. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,829 followers |
| 112. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 10,410 followers |
| 113. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,038 followers |
| 114. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 9,808 followers |
| 115. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,256 followers |
| 116. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,700 followers |
| 117. TravelXP - @travelxp | 8,648 followers |
| 118. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,444 followers |
| 119. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 8,399 followers |
| 120. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,011 followers |
| 121. Drama - @dramachannel | 7,752 followers |
| 122. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,449 followers |
| 123. KMTV (2 accounts) | 7,270 followers |
| 124. 4Music - @4music11 | 7,195 followers |
| 125. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,924 followers |
| 126. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,342 followers |
| 127. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 5,638 followers |
| 128. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,596 followers |
| 129. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,594 followers |
| 130. Chart Show Hits - @ChartShowHits | 5,008 followers |
| 131. Hochanda - @hochanda_tv | 4,485 followers |
| 132. The Vault - @TheVault_TV | 4,414 followers |
| 133. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,381 followers |
| 134. 4seven - @4seven | 4,287 followers |
| 135. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,200 followers |
| 136. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,972 followers |
| 137. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 3,942 followers |
| 138. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,782 followers |
| 139. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,632 followers |
| 140. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 141. The Jewellery Channel - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,531 followers |
| 142. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,501 followers |
| 143. Sony Crime 2 - @sonymovieuk | 3,488 followers |
| 144. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,486 followers |
| 145. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,473 followers |
| 146. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 3,228 followers |
| 147. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 2,929 followers |
| 148. Keep it Country - @KeepItCountryTV | 2,926 followers |
| 149. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 2,886 followers |
| 150. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,868 followers |
| 151. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,779 followers |
| 152. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 2,714 followers |
| 153. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 2,588 followers |
| 154. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,576 followers |
| 155. CBS Justice - @CBSjustice | 2,535 followers |
| 156. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,527 followers |
| 157. Turner Classic Movies - @tcmuk | 2,234 followers |
| 158. Total Country (2 accounts) | 2,228 followers |
| 159. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 2,125 followers |
| 160. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 2,028 followers |
| 161. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 162. XTV Online - @XTVonline | 1,518 followers |
| 163. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,504 followers |
| 164. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,495 followers |
| 165. That's Swansea Bay - @ThatsSwanseaBay | 1,494 followers |
| 166. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,199 followers |
| 167. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 1,033 followers |
| 168. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 1,028 followers |
| 169. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 1,011 followers |
| 170. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 877 followers |
| 171. Paramount Network - @paramountnetuk | 855 followers |
| 172. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 771 followers |
| 173. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 754 followers |
| 174. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 731 followers |
| 175. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 707 followers |
| 176. That's Surrey - @ThatsSurreyTV | 707 followers |
| 177. LSUTV - @LSUTV_lsu | 700 followers |
| 178. That's Salisbury - @Thats_Salisbury | 662 followers |
| 179. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsNorthYorks | 646 followers |
| 180. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 181. True Movies 1 - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 182. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 571 followers |
| 183. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 555 followers |
| 184. That's Oxfordshire - @ThatsTVOxon | 523 followers |
| 185. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 485 followers |
| 186. Kix - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 187. That's Cambridge - @ThatsTVCam | 458 followers |
| 188. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 396 followers |
| 189. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 232 followers |
| 190. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 159 followers |
| 191. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 131 followers |
| 192. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 131 followers |
| 193. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 72 followers |
| 194. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 62 followers |