Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 8,563 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 | 28,718,923 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 22,653,283 followers |
| 3. CNN (3 accounts) | 14,893,476 followers |
| 4. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 14,209,443 followers |
| 5. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,873,804 followers |
| 6. BBC News - @BBCNews | 11,188,196 followers |
| 7. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 10,678,065 followers |
| 8. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 10,110,953 followers |
| 9. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 7,874,002 followers |
| 10. RT UK (5 accounts) | 6,272,548 followers |
| 11. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 5,475,135 followers |
| 12. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,682,622 followers |
| 13. France 24 (2 accounts) | 3,674,913 followers |
| 14. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,350,352 followers |
| 15. BET UK - @BET | 2,458,318 followers |
| 16. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,436,977 followers |
| 17. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,427,167 followers |
| 18. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,326,823 followers |
| 19. STV Central (3 accounts) | 1,027,855 followers |
| 20. STV North (3 accounts) | 1,027,855 followers |
| 21. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 951,974 followers |
| 22. ITV2 - @itv2 | 795,561 followers |
| 23. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 764,278 followers |
| 24. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 724,320 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 724,320 followers |
| 26. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 724,320 followers |
| 27. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 568,424 followers |
| 28. euronews - @euronews | 425,547 followers |
| 29. Babestation (2 accounts) | 400,558 followers |
| 30. Sky One - @skytv | 362,593 followers |
| 31. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 350,702 followers |
| 32. TRT World - @trtworld | 335,020 followers |
| 33. UTV (2 accounts) | 317,236 followers |
| 34. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 288,441 followers |
| 35. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 267,356 followers |
| 36. Film4 - @Film4 | 250,726 followers |
| 37. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 244,935 followers |
| 38. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 39. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 213,933 followers |
| 40. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 188,105 followers |
| 41. E4 - @E4Tweets | 182,961 followers |
| 42. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 170,820 followers |
| 43. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 169,864 followers |
| 44. Daystar - @Daystar | 162,852 followers |
| 45. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 160,474 followers |
| 46. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 155,827 followers |
| 47. Box Upfront - @4Music | 152,862 followers |
| 48. 4Music - @4Music | 152,862 followers |
| 49. - @thisisheart | 145,810 followers |
| 50. Sky Cinema Action - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,678 followers |
| 51. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,678 followers |
| 52. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,678 followers |
| 53. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,678 followers |
| 54. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 129,656 followers |
| 55. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 129,105 followers |
| 56. CNBC - @CNBCi | 122,736 followers |
| 57. Dave - @davechannel | 119,408 followers |
| 58. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 117,345 followers |
| 59. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 112,686 followers |
| 60. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 105,235 followers |
| 61. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 103,381 followers |
| 62. Sky History 2 - @More2History | 89,731 followers |
| 63. TLC - @tlc_uk | 84,140 followers |
| 64. 5Star - @5star_tv | 81,426 followers |
| 65. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 79,241 followers |
| 66. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 78,769 followers |
| 67. 5Spike - @paramountnet_uk | 72,017 followers |
| 68. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 69,665 followers |
| 69. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 66,670 followers |
| 70. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 65,861 followers |
| 71. QVC - @qvcuk | 65,669 followers |
| 72. London Live - @LondonLive | 60,579 followers |
| 73. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 59,949 followers |
| 74. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 59,143 followers |
| 75. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 58,508 followers |
| 76. Really - @reallychannel | 56,324 followers |
| 77. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,699 followers |
| 78. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 49,483 followers |
| 79. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 46,693 followers |
| 80. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 81. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 44,664 followers |
| 82. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 42,114 followers |
| 83. CBBC - @cbbc | 41,644 followers |
| 84. FreeSports - @FreeSports_TV | 40,442 followers |
| 85. GOLD (2 accounts) | 40,076 followers |
| 86. S4C - @S4C | 39,291 followers |
| 87. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 36,750 followers |
| 88. Trace Urban - @TraceUrban_UK | 35,459 followers |
| 89. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 33,644 followers |
| 90. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 32,477 followers |
| 91. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 31,907 followers |
| 92. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 29,086 followers |
| 93. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 28,064 followers |
| 94. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 27,413 followers |
| 95. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 26,211 followers |
| 96. W - @wchannel | 25,473 followers |
| 97. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 22,559 followers |
| 98. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 21,227 followers |
| 99. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,736 followers |
| 100. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 19,214 followers |
| 101. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 19,137 followers |
| 102. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 19,029 followers |
| 103. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 18,654 followers |
| 104. Vice - @vicelanduk | 16,581 followers |
| 105. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 16,292 followers |
| 106. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 15,941 followers |
| 107. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,467 followers |
| 108. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 15,133 followers |
| 109. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,777 followers |
| 110. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,899 followers |
| 111. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,523 followers |
| 112. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 10,941 followers |
| 113. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,898 followers |
| 114. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 10,872 followers |
| 115. TravelXP - @travelxp | 10,535 followers |
| 116. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,412 followers |
| 117. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 9,916 followers |
| 118. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,244 followers |
| 119. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 9,215 followers |
| 120. KMTV (2 accounts) | 9,096 followers |
| 121. Drama - @dramachannel | 9,025 followers |
| 122. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,595 followers |
| 123. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,325 followers |
| 124. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,219 followers |
| 125. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,432 followers |
| 126. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 7,252 followers |
| 127. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 7,152 followers |
| 128. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,979 followers |
| 129. Sony Crime 2 - @sonymovieuk | 6,620 followers |
| 130. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 6,525 followers |
| 131. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,188 followers |
| 132. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,754 followers |
| 133. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,694 followers |
| 134. Hochanda - @hochanda_tv | 4,843 followers |
| 135. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 4,731 followers |
| 136. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,729 followers |
| 137. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 4,617 followers |
| 138. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,205 followers |
| 139. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 4,203 followers |
| 140. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 4,132 followers |
| 141. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 4,114 followers |
| 142. 4seven - @4seven | 4,100 followers |
| 143. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,684 followers |
| 144. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 145. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,540 followers |
| 146. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,504 followers |
| 147. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,496 followers |
| 148. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,378 followers |
| 149. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 3,374 followers |
| 150. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,309 followers |
| 151. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 3,067 followers |
| 152. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 3,016 followers |
| 153. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 2,907 followers |
| 154. NOW 70s (2 accounts) | 2,840 followers |
| 155. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,807 followers |
| 156. CBS Justice - @CBSjustice | 2,787 followers |
| 157. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,774 followers |
| 158. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,620 followers |
| 159. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,513 followers |
| 160. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 2,279 followers |
| 161. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 2,025 followers |
| 162. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 1,977 followers |
| 163. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 1,947 followers |
| 164. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,672 followers |
| 165. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 166. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 1,490 followers |
| 167. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,480 followers |
| 168. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 1,454 followers |
| 169. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,380 followers |
| 170. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 1,101 followers |
| 171. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 1,031 followers |
| 172. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 994 followers |
| 173. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 975 followers |
| 174. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 940 followers |
| 175. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 925 followers |
| 176. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 863 followers |
| 177. Paramount Network - @paramountnetuk | 852 followers |
| 178. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 818 followers |
| 179. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 803 followers |
| 180. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 773 followers |
| 181. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 760 followers |
| 182. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 742 followers |
| 183. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 736 followers |
| 184. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 724 followers |
| 185. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 703 followers |
| 186. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 699 followers |
| 187. That's TV South Midlands - @SouthMidlands | 667 followers |
| 188. Sony Movies Christmas - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 189. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 190. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 582 followers |
| 191. Kix - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 192. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 232 followers |
| 193. CCXTV - @CCXTV1 | 197 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 | 66 followers |
| 198. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 58 followers |
| 199. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjab_ | 49 followers |