Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 8,123 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 | 24,381,740 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 18,680,583 followers |
| 3. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 11,424,001 followers |
| 4. CNN (3 accounts) | 11,062,068 followers |
| 5. BBC News - @BBCNews | 9,753,057 followers |
| 6. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 8,264,589 followers |
| 7. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 7,683,406 followers |
| 8. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 6,220,311 followers |
| 9. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 4,891,113 followers |
| 10. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,365,156 followers |
| 11. France 24 (2 accounts) | 3,282,149 followers |
| 12. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,071,922 followers |
| 13. RT UK (4 accounts) | 2,810,744 followers |
| 14. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,499,031 followers |
| 15. BET UK - @BET | 2,147,719 followers |
| 16. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,391,522 followers |
| 17. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,373,749 followers |
| 18. STV Central (3 accounts) | 931,038 followers |
| 19. STV North (3 accounts) | 931,038 followers |
| 20. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 814,898 followers |
| 21. ITV2 - @itv2 | 804,054 followers |
| 22. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 772,797 followers |
| 23. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 610,129 followers |
| 24. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 610,129 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 610,129 followers |
| 26. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 496,904 followers |
| 27. Sky One - @SkyOne | 350,330 followers |
| 28. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 338,477 followers |
| 29. euronews - @euronews | 314,367 followers |
| 30. UTV (2 accounts) | 296,646 followers |
| 31. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 276,154 followers |
| 32. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 266,716 followers |
| 33. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 243,653 followers |
| 34. Film4 - @Film4 | 242,756 followers |
| 35. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 219,444 followers |
| 36. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 211,044 followers |
| 37. E4 - @E4Tweets | 186,536 followers |
| 38. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 179,179 followers |
| 39. TRT World - @trtworld | 166,118 followers |
| 40. Box Upfront - @4Music | 162,206 followers |
| 41. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 158,832 followers |
| 42. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 145,471 followers |
| 43. Heart TV - @thisisheart | 135,054 followers |
| 44. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 134,852 followers |
| 45. Sky Cinema Action & Adventure - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,358 followers |
| 46. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,358 followers |
| 47. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,358 followers |
| 48. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,358 followers |
| 49. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 132,503 followers |
| 50. Babestation - @BabestationTV | 126,898 followers |
| 51. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 120,048 followers |
| 52. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 118,304 followers |
| 53. Daystar - @Daystar | 115,664 followers |
| 54. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 112,577 followers |
| 55. Dave - @davechannel | 104,224 followers |
| 56. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 101,048 followers |
| 57. CNBC - @CNBCi | 97,370 followers |
| 58. H2 - @More2History | 95,493 followers |
| 59. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 85,623 followers |
| 60. TLC - @tlc_uk | 84,289 followers |
| 61. 5Star - @5star_tv | 82,196 followers |
| 62. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 80,947 followers |
| 63. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 74,243 followers |
| 64. 5Spike - @5spiketv | 74,064 followers |
| 65. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 70,353 followers |
| 66. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 62,006 followers |
| 67. QVC - @qvcuk | 61,920 followers |
| 68. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 60,697 followers |
| 69. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 59,883 followers |
| 70. London Live - @LondonLive | 59,406 followers |
| 71. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 55,934 followers |
| 72. Really - @reallychannel | 55,279 followers |
| 73. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 53,453 followers |
| 74. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 49,302 followers |
| 75. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 76. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 45,580 followers |
| 77. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 40,298 followers |
| 78. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 38,153 followers |
| 79. Chart Show TV - @ChartShowTV | 37,916 followers |
| 80. S4C - @S4C | 34,722 followers |
| 81. CBBC - @cbbc | 33,898 followers |
| 82. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 32,902 followers |
| 83. GOLD (2 accounts) | 31,726 followers |
| 84. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 31,310 followers |
| 85. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 29,989 followers |
| 86. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 29,853 followers |
| 87. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 29,761 followers |
| 88. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 28,527 followers |
| 89. FreeSports - @FreeSportsUK | 27,749 followers |
| 90. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 26,146 followers |
| 91. W - @wchannel | 24,451 followers |
| 92. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 22,529 followers |
| 93. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 22,493 followers |
| 94. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 20,520 followers |
| 95. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 20,109 followers |
| 96. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 19,819 followers |
| 97. That's Norfolk - @ThatsTVNorfolk | 19,790 followers |
| 98. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 19,688 followers |
| 99. TruTV - @truTVUK | 19,687 followers |
| 100. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,496 followers |
| 101. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 16,494 followers |
| 102. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 16,053 followers |
| 103. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 15,532 followers |
| 104. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 13,946 followers |
| 105. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,461 followers |
| 106. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 12,366 followers |
| 107. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 12,150 followers |
| 108. Vice - @vicelanduk | 11,605 followers |
| 109. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,463 followers |
| 110. Universal TV - @UniversalTVUK | 11,037 followers |
| 111. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,713 followers |
| 112. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 10,297 followers |
| 113. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 9,866 followers |
| 114. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 9,474 followers |
| 115. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,157 followers |
| 116. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,645 followers |
| 117. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,494 followers |
| 118. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 8,112 followers |
| 119. Together - @TogetherukTV | 7,961 followers |
| 120. TravelXP - @travelxp | 7,904 followers |
| 121. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,461 followers |
| 122. 4Music - @4music11 | 7,421 followers |
| 123. Drama - @dramachannel | 7,340 followers |
| 124. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,871 followers |
| 125. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,322 followers |
| 126. KMTV (2 accounts) | 6,048 followers |
| 127. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,522 followers |
| 128. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,454 followers |
| 129. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 5,413 followers |
| 130. Chart Show Hits - @ChartShowHits | 4,988 followers |
| 131. The Vault - @TheVault_TV | 4,451 followers |
| 132. Hochanda - @hochanda_tv | 4,384 followers |
| 133. 4seven - @4seven | 4,329 followers |
| 134. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,255 followers |
| 135. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 3,994 followers |
| 136. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,918 followers |
| 137. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,743 followers |
| 138. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 3,730 followers |
| 139. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,683 followers |
| 140. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 141. Sony Crime 2 - @sonymovieuk | 3,584 followers |
| 142. The Jewellery Channel - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,549 followers |
| 143. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,545 followers |
| 144. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,499 followers |
| 145. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,441 followers |
| 146. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 2,873 followers |
| 147. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,866 followers |
| 148. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,758 followers |
| 149. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 2,753 followers |
| 150. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 2,660 followers |
| 151. Keep it Country - @KeepItCountryTV | 2,593 followers |
| 152. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,541 followers |
| 153. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,509 followers |
| 154. CBS Justice - @CBSjustice | 2,506 followers |
| 155. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 2,485 followers |
| 156. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 2,380 followers |
| 157. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 2,151 followers |
| 158. Turner Classic Movies - @tcmuk | 2,117 followers |
| 159. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 2,033 followers |
| 160. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 161. XTV Online - @XTVonline | 1,525 followers |
| 162. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,512 followers |
| 163. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,455 followers |
| 164. That's Swansea Bay - @ThatsSwanseaBay | 1,454 followers |
| 165. Total Country (2 accounts) | 1,442 followers |
| 166. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,083 followers |
| 167. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 1,067 followers |
| 168. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 1,039 followers |
| 169. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 1,031 followers |
| 170. Paramount Network - @paramountnetuk | 853 followers |
| 171. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 846 followers |
| 172. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 773 followers |
| 173. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 745 followers |
| 174. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 693 followers |
| 175. LSUTV - @LSUTV_lsu | 657 followers |
| 176. That's Surrey - @ThatsSurreyTV | 632 followers |
| 177. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 620 followers |
| 178. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 179. True Movies 1 - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 180. That's Salisbury - @Thats_Salisbury | 604 followers |
| 181. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsNorthYorks | 602 followers |
| 182. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 529 followers |
| 183. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 525 followers |
| 184. Kix - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 185. That's Oxfordshire - @ThatsTVOxon | 453 followers |
| 186. That's Cambridge - @ThatsTVCam | 414 followers |
| 187. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 239 followers |
| 188. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 234 followers |
| 189. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 158 followers |
| 190. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 135 followers |
| 191. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 135 followers |
| 192. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 72 followers |
| 193. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 63 followers |