Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 9,013 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 | 34,250,412 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 29,410,272 followers |
| 3. CNN (3 accounts) | 17,486,595 followers |
| 4. AajTak TV - @aajtak | 15,880,630 followers |
| 5. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 15,407,589 followers |
| 6. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,404,358 followers |
| 7. BBC News - @BBCNews | 13,168,424 followers |
| 8. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 12,331,311 followers |
| 9. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 11,866,836 followers |
| 10. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 9,969,939 followers |
| 11. BBC Arabic - @BBCArabic | 8,526,764 followers |
| 12. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 6,649,647 followers |
| 13. RT UK (5 accounts) | 6,055,709 followers |
| 14. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,852,341 followers |
| 15. France 24 (2 accounts) | 4,093,740 followers |
| 16. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,470,676 followers |
| 17. BET UK - @BET | 2,642,695 followers |
| 18. MTV UK - @MTVUK | 2,461,239 followers |
| 19. MTV Classic UK - @MTVUK | 2,461,239 followers |
| 20. MTV Hits UK - @MTVUK | 2,461,239 followers |
| 21. BBC Persian - @bbcpersian | 1,742,043 followers |
| 22. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,445,928 followers |
| 23. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 1,322,214 followers |
| 24. MTV Music UK - @MTVMusicUK | 1,300,876 followers |
| 25. STV Central (3 accounts) | 1,115,730 followers |
| 26. STV North (3 accounts) | 1,115,730 followers |
| 27. More4 - @Channel4 | 995,348 followers |
| 28. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 872,750 followers |
| 29. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 872,750 followers |
| 30. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 872,750 followers |
| 31. ITV2 - @itv2 | 776,895 followers |
| 32. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 756,221 followers |
| 33. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 640,546 followers |
| 34. KISS TV (2 accounts) | 583,951 followers |
| 35. LFC TV - @LFCTV | 514,707 followers |
| 36. euronews - @euronews | 487,962 followers |
| 37. TRT World - @trtworld | 436,483 followers |
| 38. Babestation (2 accounts) | 407,314 followers |
| 39. Sky Showcase - @skytv | 372,997 followers |
| 40. GB News - @GBNEWS | 361,645 followers |
| 41. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 357,576 followers |
| 42. UTV (2 accounts) | 336,915 followers |
| 43. ARY Digital - @arydigitalasia | 335,879 followers |
| 44. Abu Dhabi TV - @abudhabitv | 331,629 followers |
| 45. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 314,359 followers |
| 46. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 283,893 followers |
| 47. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 265,792 followers |
| 48. Film4 - @Film4 | 261,126 followers |
| 49. Comedy Central UK - @ComedyCentralUK | 243,734 followers |
| 50. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 51. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 210,035 followers |
| 52. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 204,520 followers |
| 53. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 198,064 followers |
| 54. Daystar - @Daystar | 195,864 followers |
| 55. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 190,857 followers |
| 56. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 188,906 followers |
| 57. E4 - @E4Tweets | 188,755 followers |
| 58. Eurosport 1 - @eurosport | 182,391 followers |
| 59. Asianet - @asianet | 178,517 followers |
| 60. 5Select - @channel5_tv | 169,132 followers |
| 61. 5USA - @channel5_tv | 169,132 followers |
| 62. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 159,970 followers |
| 63. - @thisisheart | 149,301 followers |
| 64. Box Upfront - @4Music | 146,939 followers |
| 65. 4Music - @4Music | 146,939 followers |
| 66. 5Action (2 accounts) | 140,458 followers |
| 67. CNBC - @CNBCi | 137,352 followers |
| 68. Sky Cinema Action - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 69. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 70. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 71. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 72. Dave - @davechannel | 129,068 followers |
| 73. Nickelodeon UK - @NickelodeonUK | 127,039 followers |
| 74. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 114,328 followers |
| 75. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 111,648 followers |
| 76. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 110,407 followers |
| 77. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 109,331 followers |
| 78. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 90,678 followers |
| 79. Sky History 2 - @More2History | 84,430 followers |
| 80. TLC - @tlc_uk | 82,544 followers |
| 81. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 80,080 followers |
| 82. 5STAR - @5star_tv | 80,051 followers |
| 83. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 75,355 followers |
| 84. Sky History - @HISTORYUK | 74,099 followers |
| 85. QVC - @qvcuk | 69,252 followers |
| 86. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 66,139 followers |
| 87. Boomerang - @BoomerangToons | 65,277 followers |
| 88. NOW 70s - @NOWMusic | 64,457 followers |
| 89. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 64,457 followers |
| 90. London Live - @LondonLive | 60,309 followers |
| 91. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 60,050 followers |
| 92. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 58,077 followers |
| 93. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 57,324 followers |
| 94. Aastha-The Faith Channel - @aasthatvchannel | 56,835 followers |
| 95. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 56,662 followers |
| 96. Really - @reallychannel | 55,801 followers |
| 97. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,537 followers |
| 98. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 50,979 followers |
| 99. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 50,806 followers |
| 100. GOLD (2 accounts) | 47,490 followers |
| 101. Magic TV - @magicfm | 47,375 followers |
| 102. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 103. CBBC - @cbbc | 45,543 followers |
| 104. FreeSports - @FreeSports_TV | 45,065 followers |
| 105. MTA - Muslim TV - @muslimtv | 44,715 followers |
| 106. S4C - @S4C | 43,725 followers |
| 107. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 35,498 followers |
| 108. Trace Urban - @TraceVault_ | 33,769 followers |
| 109. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 32,990 followers |
| 110. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 32,922 followers |
| 111. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 32,880 followers |
| 112. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 32,678 followers |
| 113. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 30,256 followers |
| 114. Court TV - @CourtTV | 29,493 followers |
| 115. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 26,769 followers |
| 116. W - @wchannel | 25,363 followers |
| 117. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 24,615 followers |
| 118. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 23,501 followers |
| 119. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 23,498 followers |
| 120. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,736 followers |
| 121. B4U Movies - @THEOFFICIALB4U | 19,659 followers |
| 122. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 18,806 followers |
| 123. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 18,791 followers |
| 124. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 18,709 followers |
| 125. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 18,494 followers |
| 126. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 17,633 followers |
| 127. Vice - @vicelanduk | 15,868 followers |
| 128. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 15,850 followers |
| 129. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,392 followers |
| 130. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 15,208 followers |
| 131. Mail Travel - @mailtravel | 14,929 followers |
| 132. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,817 followers |
| 133. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 14,615 followers |
| 134. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,852 followers |
| 135. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 12,602 followers |
| 136. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 12,269 followers |
| 137. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 11,647 followers |
| 138. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,397 followers |
| 139. TravelXP - @travelxp | 11,397 followers |
| 140. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,726 followers |
| 141. Drama - @dramachannel | 10,591 followers |
| 142. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,580 followers |
| 143. KMTV (2 accounts) | 9,870 followers |
| 144. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,142 followers |
| 145. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 8,870 followers |
| 146. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,543 followers |
| 147. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,287 followers |
| 148. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 7,987 followers |
| 149. GREAT! Movies - @greatmoviesuk | 7,803 followers |
| 150. Sony Crime 2 - @greatmoviesuk | 7,803 followers |
| 151. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 7,558 followers |
| 152. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 7,286 followers |
| 153. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,995 followers |
| 154. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 5,999 followers |
| 155. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,764 followers |
| 156. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,554 followers |
| 157. BEN - @BENTELEVISIONS | 5,199 followers |
| 158. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 5,185 followers |
| 159. The Craft Store - @thecraftstoretv | 5,110 followers |
| 160. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,966 followers |
| 161. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 4,549 followers |
| 162. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 4,475 followers |
| 163. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,238 followers |
| 164. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 4,027 followers |
| 165. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,989 followers |
| 166. 4seven - @4seven | 3,933 followers |
| 167. ATN Bangla UK - @ATNBanglaUK | 3,718 followers |
| 168. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 3,636 followers |
| 169. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 170. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,546 followers |
| 171. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,516 followers |
| 172. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,507 followers |
| 173. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,420 followers |
| 174. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 3,355 followers |
| 175. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,252 followers |
| 176. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,156 followers |
| 177. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 3,054 followers |
| 178. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 3,018 followers |
| 179. CBS Justice - @CBSjustice | 2,833 followers |
| 180. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,814 followers |
| 181. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,723 followers |
| 182. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,709 followers |
| 183. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 2,508 followers |
| 184. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,451 followers |
| 185. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 2,010 followers |
| 186. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 1,943 followers |
| 187. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,941 followers |
| 188. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 1,832 followers |
| 189. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 190. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 1,470 followers |
| 191. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 1,462 followers |
| 192. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,459 followers |
| 193. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 1,424 followers |
| 194. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,412 followers |
| 195. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 1,150 followers |
| 196. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 993 followers |
| 197. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 985 followers |
| 198. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 983 followers |
| 199. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 969 followers |
| 200. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 964 followers |
| 201. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 879 followers |
| 202. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 849 followers |
| 203. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 786 followers |
| 204. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 777 followers |
| 205. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 771 followers |
| 206. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 747 followers |
| 207. That's TV South Midlands - @TTVOxfordshire | 736 followers |
| 208. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 712 followers |
| 209. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 707 followers |
| 210. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 684 followers |
| 211. That's TV UK - @ThatsTVOfficial | 622 followers |
| 212. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 619 followers |
| 213. GREAT! Movies Classic - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 214. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 215. Pop Max - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 216. The Business Channel - @TheBusinessCTV | 417 followers |
| 217. C Music TV - @CMusicTV | 369 followers |
| 218. Cartoonito - @CartoonitoUK | 287 followers |
| 219. CCXTV - @CCXTV1 | 249 followers |
| 220. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 232 followers |
| 221. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 159 followers |
| 222. Country Music Entertainment - @CMusicEnt | 131 followers |
| 223. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 122 followers |
| 224. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 122 followers |
| 225. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjabUK | 65 followers |
| 226. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 64 followers |
| 227. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 55 followers |