Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 7,881 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 | 23,237,751 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 18,172,278 followers |
| 3. CNN (3 accounts) | 10,517,465 followers |
| 4. BBC News - @BBCNews | 9,384,069 followers |
| 5. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 7,865,013 followers |
| 6. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 7,764,465 followers |
| 7. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 7,430,831 followers |
| 8. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 5,939,337 followers |
| 9. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 4,735,657 followers |
| 10. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,232,179 followers |
| 11. France 24 (2 accounts) | 3,188,286 followers |
| 12. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 2,971,632 followers |
| 13. RT UK (4 accounts) | 2,789,184 followers |
| 14. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,578,899 followers |
| 15. BET UK - @BET | 2,153,154 followers |
| 16. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,461,811 followers |
| 17. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,354,377 followers |
| 18. STV Central (3 accounts) | 911,244 followers |
| 19. STV North (3 accounts) | 911,244 followers |
| 20. ITV2 - @itv2 | 823,449 followers |
| 21. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 786,643 followers |
| 22. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 777,393 followers |
| 23. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 557,909 followers |
| 24. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 557,909 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 557,909 followers |
| 26. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 474,319 followers |
| 27. Sky One - @SkyOne | 351,116 followers |
| 28. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 325,934 followers |
| 29. UTV (2 accounts) | 289,052 followers |
| 30. euronews - @euronews | 288,243 followers |
| 31. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 272,936 followers |
| 32. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 253,010 followers |
| 33. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 246,428 followers |
| 34. Film4 - @Film4 | 240,332 followers |
| 35. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 219,500 followers |
| 36. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 213,065 followers |
| 37. E4 - @E4Tweets | 192,294 followers |
| 38. Box Upfront - @beboxmusic | 173,953 followers |
| 39. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 171,965 followers |
| 40. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 152,099 followers |
| 41. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 139,881 followers |
| 42. TRT World - @trtworld | 137,200 followers |
| 43. Sky Cinema Action & Adventure - @SkyCinemaUK | 136,468 followers |
| 44. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 136,468 followers |
| 45. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 136,468 followers |
| 46. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 136,468 followers |
| 47. Heart TV - @thisisheart | 128,882 followers |
| 48. Sky Living - @SkyLivingHD | 119,141 followers |
| 49. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 119,129 followers |
| 50. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 113,151 followers |
| 51. Babestation - @BabestationTV | 110,615 followers |
| 52. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 109,293 followers |
| 53. Daystar - @Daystar | 108,567 followers |
| 54. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 101,405 followers |
| 55. Dave - @davechannel | 95,867 followers |
| 56. H2 - @More2History | 95,376 followers |
| 57. CNBC - @CNBCi | 91,406 followers |
| 58. STV2 Edinburgh - @STVEdinburgh | 87,344 followers |
| 59. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 84,701 followers |
| 60. 5Star - @5star_tv | 82,342 followers |
| 61. TLC - @tlc_uk | 82,231 followers |
| 62. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 79,539 followers |
| 63. STV2 Glasgow - @WeAreSTV2 | 74,750 followers |
| 64. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 74,668 followers |
| 65. 5Spike - @5spiketv | 73,734 followers |
| 66. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 69,076 followers |
| 67. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 62,369 followers |
| 68. QVC - @qvcuk | 59,983 followers |
| 69. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 59,420 followers |
| 70. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 59,186 followers |
| 71. London Live - @LondonLive | 59,092 followers |
| 72. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,553 followers |
| 73. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 53,750 followers |
| 74. Really - @reallychannel | 52,527 followers |
| 75. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 76. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 45,360 followers |
| 77. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 44,603 followers |
| 78. Chart Show TV - @ChartShowTV | 39,865 followers |
| 79. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 38,439 followers |
| 80. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 33,996 followers |
| 81. S4C - @S4C | 32,783 followers |
| 82. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 31,142 followers |
| 83. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 30,954 followers |
| 84. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 30,915 followers |
| 85. CBBC - @cbbc | 30,670 followers |
| 86. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 28,704 followers |
| 87. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 28,582 followers |
| 88. GOLD (2 accounts) | 28,038 followers |
| 89. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 25,170 followers |
| 90. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 23,009 followers |
| 91. Channel AKA - @channelAKA385 | 22,808 followers |
| 92. W - @wchannel | 22,635 followers |
| 93. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 20,516 followers |
| 94. TruTV - @truTVUK | 20,463 followers |
| 95. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 20,322 followers |
| 96. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 20,188 followers |
| 97. That's Norfolk - @ThatsNorfolk | 20,170 followers |
| 98. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,257 followers |
| 99. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 18,223 followers |
| 100. Made in Leeds - @madeinleeds | 16,268 followers |
| 101. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 15,678 followers |
| 102. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 15,475 followers |
| 103. Made in Liverpool (3 accounts) | 14,736 followers |
| 104. FreeSports - @FreeSportsUK | 14,673 followers |
| 105. Made in Bristol - @madeinbristoltv | 12,177 followers |
| 106. Made in Cardiff - @MadeInCardiffTV | 11,220 followers |
| 107. Universal Channel - @UniversalChUK | 10,832 followers |
| 108. Made in Tyne & Wear - @MadeinTyneWear | 10,460 followers |
| 109. Viceland - @vicelanduk | 10,371 followers |
| 110. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 10,332 followers |
| 111. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 10,007 followers |
| 112. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxOffice | 9,699 followers |
| 113. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 9,567 followers |
| 114. Made in Birmingham - @madeinbhamtv | 9,108 followers |
| 115. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 9,086 followers |
| 116. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,828 followers |
| 117. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,734 followers |
| 118. 4Music - @4music | 8,069 followers |
| 119. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,012 followers |
| 120. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,565 followers |
| 121. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 7,159 followers |
| 122. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,973 followers |
| 123. Estuary TV - @EstuaryTV | 6,371 followers |
| 124. Drama - @dramachannel | 6,366 followers |
| 125. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,370 followers |
| 126. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,254 followers |
| 127. Chart Show Dance - @ChartShowHits | 5,055 followers |
| 128. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 4,964 followers |
| 129. 4seven - @4seven | 4,505 followers |
| 130. KMTV (2 accounts) | 4,464 followers |
| 131. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,053 followers |
| 132. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,911 followers |
| 133. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,866 followers |
| 134. Hochanda - @hochanda_tv | 3,821 followers |
| 135. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,760 followers |
| 136. The Jewellery Channel - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,706 followers |
| 137. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,689 followers |
| 138. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 3,615 followers |
| 139. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,576 followers |
| 140. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,538 followers |
| 141. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,457 followers |
| 142. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 3,229 followers |
| 143. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 2,892 followers |
| 144. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,874 followers |
| 145. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,791 followers |
| 146. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 2,602 followers |
| 147. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 2,483 followers |
| 148. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,460 followers |
| 149. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,439 followers |
| 150. CBS Action - @cbsaction | 2,330 followers |
| 151. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 2,265 followers |
| 152. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 2,227 followers |
| 153. Sony Crime 2 - @sonymovieuk | 2,139 followers |
| 154. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 2,056 followers |
| 155. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 2,020 followers |
| 156. Keep it Country - @KeepItCountryTV | 1,995 followers |
| 157. Turner Classic Movies - @tcmuk | 1,767 followers |
| 158. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 159. XTV Online - @XTVonline | 1,518 followers |
| 160. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,503 followers |
| 161. That's Swansea Bay - @ThatsSwanseaBay | 1,358 followers |
| 162. TV5 Monde - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,281 followers |
| 163. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 1,265 followers |
| 164. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 1,078 followers |
| 165. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 1,056 followers |
| 166. That's York - @ThatsYork | 870 followers |
| 167. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 805 followers |
| 168. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 771 followers |
| 169. Made in Teesside - @MadeInTeesTV | 739 followers |
| 170. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 171. True Movies 1 - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 172. That's Cumbria - @ThatsCumbria | 552 followers |
| 173. Made in North Wales - @MadeinNWales | 485 followers |
| 174. Kix - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 175. That's Surrey - @ThatsSurreyTV | 458 followers |
| 176. That's Salisbury - @Thats_Salisbury | 438 followers |
| 177. That's Hampshire - @ThatsHantsTV | 435 followers |
| 178. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsNorthYorks | 408 followers |
| 179. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsThamesTV | 390 followers |
| 180. That's Cambridge - @ThatsCamTV | 351 followers |
| 181. That's Oxfordshire - @ThatsTVOxon | 334 followers |
| 182. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 251 followers |
| 183. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 142 followers |
| 184. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 142 followers |
| 185. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 77 followers |
| 186. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 71 followers |
| 187. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 68 followers |