Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 8,600 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 | 29,416,129 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 23,492,238 followers |
| 3. CNN (3 accounts) | 15,274,644 followers |
| 4. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 14,344,186 followers |
| 5. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,779,887 followers |
| 6. BBC News - @BBCNews | 11,384,453 followers |
| 7. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 11,014,550 followers |
| 8. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 10,386,369 followers |
| 9. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 8,224,626 followers |
| 10. RT UK (5 accounts) | 6,229,757 followers |
| 11. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 5,652,500 followers |
| 12. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,702,839 followers |
| 13. France 24 (2 accounts) | 3,732,868 followers |
| 14. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,385,285 followers |
| 15. BET UK - @BET | 2,487,124 followers |
| 16. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,431,287 followers |
| 17. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,432,441 followers |
| 18. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,319,631 followers |
| 19. STV Central (3 accounts) | 1,037,899 followers |
| 20. STV North (3 accounts) | 1,037,899 followers |
| 21. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 976,923 followers |
| 22. ITV2 - @itv2 | 792,019 followers |
| 23. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 761,958 followers |
| 24. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 739,296 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 739,296 followers |
| 26. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 739,296 followers |
| 27. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 573,132 followers |
| 28. euronews - @euronews | 434,927 followers |
| 29. Babestation (2 accounts) | 401,856 followers |
| 30. Sky One - @skytv | 363,831 followers |
| 31. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 351,338 followers |
| 32. TRT World - @trtworld | 345,562 followers |
| 33. UTV (2 accounts) | 320,346 followers |
| 34. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 287,537 followers |
| 35. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 266,788 followers |
| 36. Film4 - @Film4 | 252,907 followers |
| 37. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 244,793 followers |
| 38. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 39. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 213,713 followers |
| 40. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 189,205 followers |
| 41. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 183,289 followers |
| 42. E4 - @E4Tweets | 181,727 followers |
| 43. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 172,472 followers |
| 44. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 172,353 followers |
| 45. Daystar - @Daystar | 167,759 followers |
| 46. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 164,293 followers |
| 47. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 159,061 followers |
| 48. Box Upfront - @4Music | 151,853 followers |
| 49. 4Music - @4Music | 151,853 followers |
| 50. - @thisisheart | 146,098 followers |
| 51. Sky Cinema Action - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,394 followers |
| 52. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,394 followers |
| 53. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,394 followers |
| 54. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,394 followers |
| 55. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 131,517 followers |
| 56. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 128,671 followers |
| 57. CNBC - @CNBCi | 124,469 followers |
| 58. Dave - @davechannel | 119,464 followers |
| 59. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 116,838 followers |
| 60. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 112,397 followers |
| 61. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 106,269 followers |
| 62. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 105,035 followers |
| 63. Sky History 2 - @More2History | 89,044 followers |
| 64. TLC - @tlc_uk | 83,947 followers |
| 65. 5Star - @5star_tv | 81,235 followers |
| 66. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 80,357 followers |
| 67. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 78,507 followers |
| 68. 5Spike - @paramountnet_uk | 71,716 followers |
| 69. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 69,063 followers |
| 70. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 67,074 followers |
| 71. QVC - @qvcuk | 66,149 followers |
| 72. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 66,027 followers |
| 73. London Live - @LondonLive | 60,397 followers |
| 74. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 59,674 followers |
| 75. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 59,600 followers |
| 76. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 58,246 followers |
| 77. Really - @reallychannel | 56,348 followers |
| 78. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,561 followers |
| 79. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 50,094 followers |
| 80. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 47,322 followers |
| 81. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 82. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 44,054 followers |
| 83. CBBC - @cbbc | 42,154 followers |
| 84. GOLD (2 accounts) | 41,608 followers |
| 85. FreeSports - @FreeSports_TV | 40,829 followers |
| 86. S4C - @S4C | 39,694 followers |
| 87. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 36,568 followers |
| 88. Trace Urban - @traceuk_ | 35,192 followers |
| 89. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 33,608 followers |
| 90. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 32,554 followers |
| 91. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 32,057 followers |
| 92. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 29,194 followers |
| 93. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 27,852 followers |
| 94. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 27,825 followers |
| 95. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 25,941 followers |
| 96. W - @wchannel | 25,457 followers |
| 97. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 22,788 followers |
| 98. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 21,693 followers |
| 99. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,736 followers |
| 100. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 19,104 followers |
| 101. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 19,057 followers |
| 102. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 18,911 followers |
| 103. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 18,473 followers |
| 104. Vice - @vicelanduk | 16,461 followers |
| 105. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 16,272 followers |
| 106. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 16,222 followers |
| 107. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,392 followers |
| 108. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 15,020 followers |
| 109. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,904 followers |
| 110. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,903 followers |
| 111. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,476 followers |
| 112. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 11,104 followers |
| 113. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 10,898 followers |
| 114. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,833 followers |
| 115. TravelXP - @travelxp | 10,695 followers |
| 116. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,429 followers |
| 117. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 10,137 followers |
| 118. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,246 followers |
| 119. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 9,183 followers |
| 120. KMTV (2 accounts) | 9,170 followers |
| 121. Drama - @dramachannel | 9,164 followers |
| 122. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 8,648 followers |
| 123. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,614 followers |
| 124. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,303 followers |
| 125. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,179 followers |
| 126. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,392 followers |
| 127. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 7,285 followers |
| 128. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,938 followers |
| 129. Sony Crime 2 - @sonymovieuk | 6,805 followers |
| 130. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 6,578 followers |
| 131. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,139 followers |
| 132. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,750 followers |
| 133. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,680 followers |
| 134. Hochanda - @hochanda_tv | 4,883 followers |
| 135. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,773 followers |
| 136. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 4,692 followers |
| 137. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 4,647 followers |
| 138. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 4,185 followers |
| 139. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 4,184 followers |
| 140. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,166 followers |
| 141. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 4,089 followers |
| 142. 4seven - @4seven | 4,070 followers |
| 143. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,667 followers |
| 144. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 145. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,543 followers |
| 146. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,496 followers |
| 147. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,475 followers |
| 148. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 3,436 followers |
| 149. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,371 followers |
| 150. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,279 followers |
| 151. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 3,055 followers |
| 152. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 3,023 followers |
| 153. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 2,968 followers |
| 154. CBS Justice - @CBSjustice | 2,814 followers |
| 155. NOW 70s (2 accounts) | 2,786 followers |
| 156. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,782 followers |
| 157. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,774 followers |
| 158. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,624 followers |
| 159. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,512 followers |
| 160. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 2,332 followers |
| 161. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 2,011 followers |
| 162. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 1,989 followers |
| 163. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 1,960 followers |
| 164. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,752 followers |
| 165. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 166. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 1,478 followers |
| 167. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,477 followers |
| 168. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 1,444 followers |
| 169. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,383 followers |
| 170. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 1,290 followers |
| 171. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 1,021 followers |
| 172. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 986 followers |
| 173. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 966 followers |
| 174. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 957 followers |
| 175. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 919 followers |
| 176. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 876 followers |
| 177. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 857 followers |
| 178. Paramount Network - @paramountnetuk | 852 followers |
| 179. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 797 followers |
| 180. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 767 followers |
| 181. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 764 followers |
| 182. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 736 followers |
| 183. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 732 followers |
| 184. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 723 followers |
| 185. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 710 followers |
| 186. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 697 followers |
| 187. That's TV South Midlands - @SouthMidlands | 662 followers |
| 188. Sony Movies Christmas - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 189. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 190. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 574 followers |
| 191. Kix - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 192. CCXTV - @CCXTV1 | 234 followers |
| 193. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 232 followers |
| 194. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 159 followers |
| 195. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 124 followers |
| 196. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 124 followers |
| 197. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 65 followers |
| 198. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 57 followers |
| 199. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjab_ | 48 followers |