Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 8,071 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 | 24,078,656 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 18,443,371 followers |
| 3. CNN (3 accounts) | 10,876,547 followers |
| 4. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 10,601,353 followers |
| 5. BBC News - @BBCNews | 9,637,778 followers |
| 6. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 8,116,025 followers |
| 7. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 7,663,526 followers |
| 8. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 6,137,042 followers |
| 9. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 4,841,608 followers |
| 10. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,323,247 followers |
| 11. France 24 (2 accounts) | 3,237,741 followers |
| 12. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,039,625 followers |
| 13. RT UK (4 accounts) | 2,783,842 followers |
| 14. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,503,784 followers |
| 15. BET UK - @BET | 2,130,467 followers |
| 16. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,399,803 followers |
| 17. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,365,867 followers |
| 18. STV Central (3 accounts) | 923,396 followers |
| 19. STV North (3 accounts) | 923,396 followers |
| 20. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 811,418 followers |
| 21. ITV2 - @itv2 | 803,369 followers |
| 22. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 771,211 followers |
| 23. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 596,995 followers |
| 24. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 596,995 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 596,995 followers |
| 26. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 489,654 followers |
| 27. Sky One - @SkyOne | 350,129 followers |
| 28. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 335,236 followers |
| 29. euronews - @euronews | 304,719 followers |
| 30. UTV (2 accounts) | 294,413 followers |
| 31. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 269,770 followers |
| 32. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 264,646 followers |
| 33. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 243,874 followers |
| 34. Film4 - @Film4 | 241,562 followers |
| 35. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 218,935 followers |
| 36. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 210,228 followers |
| 37. E4 - @E4Tweets | 186,727 followers |
| 38. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 177,404 followers |
| 39. Box Upfront - @4Music | 163,115 followers |
| 40. TRT World - @trtworld | 160,326 followers |
| 41. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 156,557 followers |
| 42. Heart TV - @thisisheart | 133,450 followers |
| 43. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 132,963 followers |
| 44. Sky Cinema Action & Adventure - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,323 followers |
| 45. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,323 followers |
| 46. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,323 followers |
| 47. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,323 followers |
| 48. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 130,620 followers |
| 49. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 119,852 followers |
| 50. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 116,171 followers |
| 51. Babestation - @BabestationTV | 116,158 followers |
| 52. Daystar - @Daystar | 114,129 followers |
| 53. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 112,251 followers |
| 54. Dave - @davechannel | 102,714 followers |
| 55. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 100,771 followers |
| 56. H2 - @More2History | 95,748 followers |
| 57. CNBC - @CNBCi | 95,688 followers |
| 58. TLC - @tlc_uk | 84,205 followers |
| 59. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 83,450 followers |
| 60. 5Star - @5star_tv | 82,256 followers |
| 61. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 81,069 followers |
| 62. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 74,775 followers |
| 63. 5Spike - @5spiketv | 74,149 followers |
| 64. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 69,831 followers |
| 65. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 61,929 followers |
| 66. QVC - @qvcuk | 61,414 followers |
| 67. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 60,219 followers |
| 68. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 59,484 followers |
| 69. London Live - @LondonLive | 59,308 followers |
| 70. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 55,256 followers |
| 71. Really - @reallychannel | 55,027 followers |
| 72. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 53,482 followers |
| 73. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 47,573 followers |
| 74. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 75. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 45,163 followers |
| 76. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 39,491 followers |
| 77. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 38,160 followers |
| 78. Chart Show TV - @ChartShowTV | 38,137 followers |
| 79. S4C - @S4C | 34,376 followers |
| 80. CBBC - @cbbc | 33,350 followers |
| 81. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 32,737 followers |
| 82. GOLD (2 accounts) | 31,194 followers |
| 83. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 31,066 followers |
| 84. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 29,987 followers |
| 85. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 29,745 followers |
| 86. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 28,791 followers |
| 87. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 28,459 followers |
| 88. FreeSports - @FreeSportsUK | 26,507 followers |
| 89. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 25,876 followers |
| 90. W - @wchannel | 24,374 followers |
| 91. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 20,815 followers |
| 92. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 20,152 followers |
| 93. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 19,991 followers |
| 94. That's Norfolk - @ThatsTVNorfolk | 19,849 followers |
| 95. TruTV - @truTVUK | 19,791 followers |
| 96. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 19,722 followers |
| 97. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 19,480 followers |
| 98. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,408 followers |
| 99. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 16,535 followers |
| 100. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 15,383 followers |
| 101. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 13,886 followers |
| 102. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,388 followers |
| 103. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 11,836 followers |
| 104. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,454 followers |
| 105. Vice - @vicelanduk | 11,355 followers |
| 106. Universal TV - @UniversalTVUK | 11,019 followers |
| 107. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,668 followers |
| 108. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 10,239 followers |
| 109. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxOffice | 10,223 followers |
| 110. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 9,778 followers |
| 111. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 9,448 followers |
| 112. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,157 followers |
| 113. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,653 followers |
| 114. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,521 followers |
| 115. Together - @TogetherukTV | 7,992 followers |
| 116. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 7,953 followers |
| 117. TravelXP - @travelxp | 7,657 followers |
| 118. 4Music - @4music11 | 7,564 followers |
| 119. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,499 followers |
| 120. Drama - @dramachannel | 7,202 followers |
| 121. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,874 followers |
| 122. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,327 followers |
| 123. KMTV (2 accounts) | 5,678 followers |
| 124. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,475 followers |
| 125. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,426 followers |
| 126. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 5,335 followers |
| 127. Chart Show Dance - @ChartShowHits | 4,994 followers |
| 128. 4seven - @4seven | 4,355 followers |
| 129. Hochanda - @hochanda_tv | 4,316 followers |
| 130. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,199 followers |
| 131. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 3,948 followers |
| 132. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,909 followers |
| 133. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,740 followers |
| 134. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,713 followers |
| 135. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 3,621 followers |
| 136. Sony Crime 2 - @sonymovieuk | 3,615 followers |
| 137. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 138. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,569 followers |
| 139. The Jewellery Channel - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,550 followers |
| 140. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,507 followers |
| 141. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,424 followers |
| 142. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 2,878 followers |
| 143. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,876 followers |
| 144. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,766 followers |
| 145. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 2,678 followers |
| 146. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 2,652 followers |
| 147. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,518 followers |
| 148. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,506 followers |
| 149. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 2,499 followers |
| 150. CBS Action - @cbsaction | 2,474 followers |
| 151. Keep it Country - @KeepItCountryTV | 2,471 followers |
| 152. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 2,289 followers |
| 153. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 2,155 followers |
| 154. Turner Classic Movies - @tcmuk | 2,040 followers |
| 155. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 2,013 followers |
| 156. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 157. XTV Online - @XTVonline | 1,524 followers |
| 158. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,510 followers |
| 159. That's Swansea Bay - @ThatsSwanseaBay | 1,452 followers |
| 160. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,362 followers |
| 161. Total Country (2 accounts) | 1,256 followers |
| 162. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 1,101 followers |
| 163. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,056 followers |
| 164. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 1,040 followers |
| 165. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 1,035 followers |
| 166. Paramount Network - @paramountnetuk | 848 followers |
| 167. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 835 followers |
| 168. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 779 followers |
| 169. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 743 followers |
| 170. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 673 followers |
| 171. LSUTV - @LSUTV_lsu | 660 followers |
| 172. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 173. True Movies 1 - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 174. That's Surrey - @ThatsSurreyTV | 601 followers |
| 175. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 593 followers |
| 176. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsNorthYorks | 590 followers |
| 177. That's Salisbury - @Thats_Salisbury | 588 followers |
| 178. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 518 followers |
| 179. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 505 followers |
| 180. Kix - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 181. That's Oxfordshire - @ThatsTVOxon | 434 followers |
| 182. That's Cambridge - @ThatsTVCam | 403 followers |
| 183. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 235 followers |
| 184. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 162 followers |
| 185. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 138 followers |
| 186. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 138 followers |
| 187. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 131 followers |
| 188. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 72 followers |
| 189. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 63 followers |