Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 8,182 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 | 24,750,246 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 18,997,494 followers |
| 3. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 12,337,510 followers |
| 4. CNN (3 accounts) | 11,260,019 followers |
| 5. BBC News - @BBCNews | 9,870,062 followers |
| 6. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 8,417,372 followers |
| 7. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 7,799,276 followers |
| 8. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 6,295,172 followers |
| 9. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 4,937,064 followers |
| 10. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,402,612 followers |
| 11. France 24 (2 accounts) | 3,327,851 followers |
| 12. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,099,964 followers |
| 13. RT UK (4 accounts) | 2,838,604 followers |
| 14. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,492,822 followers |
| 15. BET UK - @BET | 2,165,514 followers |
| 16. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,382,085 followers |
| 17. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,377,505 followers |
| 18. STV Central (3 accounts) | 938,805 followers |
| 19. STV North (3 accounts) | 938,805 followers |
| 20. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 826,297 followers |
| 21. ITV2 - @itv2 | 802,915 followers |
| 22. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 773,434 followers |
| 23. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 622,175 followers |
| 24. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 622,175 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 622,175 followers |
| 26. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 504,171 followers |
| 27. Sky One - @SkyOne | 350,638 followers |
| 28. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 341,567 followers |
| 29. euronews - @euronews | 322,792 followers |
| 30. UTV (2 accounts) | 299,088 followers |
| 31. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 279,133 followers |
| 32. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 268,222 followers |
| 33. Film4 - @Film4 | 243,740 followers |
| 34. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 243,570 followers |
| 35. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 220,240 followers |
| 36. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 211,430 followers |
| 37. E4 - @E4Tweets | 186,943 followers |
| 38. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 180,378 followers |
| 39. TRT World - @trtworld | 175,550 followers |
| 40. Box Upfront - @4Music | 161,169 followers |
| 41. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 160,230 followers |
| 42. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 149,954 followers |
| 43. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 139,637 followers |
| 44. Babestation - @BabestationTV | 138,938 followers |
| 45. Heart TV - @thisisheart | 137,019 followers |
| 46. Sky Cinema Action & Adventure - @SkyCinemaUK | 134,111 followers |
| 47. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 134,111 followers |
| 48. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 134,111 followers |
| 49. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 134,111 followers |
| 50. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 131,965 followers |
| 51. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 120,113 followers |
| 52. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 119,423 followers |
| 53. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 119,101 followers |
| 54. Daystar - @Daystar | 117,635 followers |
| 55. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 113,283 followers |
| 56. Dave - @davechannel | 106,335 followers |
| 57. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 101,184 followers |
| 58. CNBC - @CNBCi | 98,903 followers |
| 59. History 2 - @More2History | 95,133 followers |
| 60. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 87,892 followers |
| 61. TLC - @tlc_uk | 84,771 followers |
| 62. 5Star - @5star_tv | 82,154 followers |
| 63. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 80,583 followers |
| 64. 5Spike - @5spiketv | 74,000 followers |
| 65. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 73,571 followers |
| 66. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 71,235 followers |
| 67. QVC - @qvcuk | 62,227 followers |
| 68. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 61,726 followers |
| 69. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 61,201 followers |
| 70. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 60,327 followers |
| 71. London Live - @LondonLive | 59,678 followers |
| 72. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 56,962 followers |
| 73. Really - @reallychannel | 55,492 followers |
| 74. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 53,816 followers |
| 75. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 50,252 followers |
| 76. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 45,945 followers |
| 77. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 78. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 41,436 followers |
| 79. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 38,154 followers |
| 80. Chart Show TV - @ChartShowTV | 37,626 followers |
| 81. S4C - @S4C | 35,280 followers |
| 82. CBBC - @cbbc | 34,424 followers |
| 83. GOLD (2 accounts) | 33,418 followers |
| 84. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 33,009 followers |
| 85. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 31,880 followers |
| 86. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 31,744 followers |
| 87. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 30,224 followers |
| 88. FreeSports - @FreeSports_TV | 29,636 followers |
| 89. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 29,576 followers |
| 90. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 28,591 followers |
| 91. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 26,287 followers |
| 92. W - @wchannel | 24,789 followers |
| 93. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 24,507 followers |
| 94. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 23,645 followers |
| 95. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 20,605 followers |
| 96. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 20,280 followers |
| 97. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 19,876 followers |
| 98. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 19,823 followers |
| 99. That's Norfolk - @ThatsTVNorfolk | 19,754 followers |
| 100. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,609 followers |
| 101. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 16,479 followers |
| 102. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 16,322 followers |
| 103. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 16,114 followers |
| 104. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 15,513 followers |
| 105. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,057 followers |
| 106. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 12,682 followers |
| 107. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,550 followers |
| 108. Vice - @vicelanduk | 12,234 followers |
| 109. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,502 followers |
| 110. Universal TV - @UniversalTVUK | 11,092 followers |
| 111. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,764 followers |
| 112. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 10,349 followers |
| 113. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 9,969 followers |
| 114. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 9,572 followers |
| 115. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,168 followers |
| 116. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,671 followers |
| 117. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,458 followers |
| 118. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 8,285 followers |
| 119. TravelXP - @travelxp | 8,217 followers |
| 120. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,005 followers |
| 121. Drama - @dramachannel | 7,553 followers |
| 122. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,458 followers |
| 123. 4Music - @4music11 | 7,289 followers |
| 124. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,872 followers |
| 125. KMTV (2 accounts) | 6,706 followers |
| 126. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,347 followers |
| 127. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,535 followers |
| 128. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,532 followers |
| 129. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 5,486 followers |
| 130. Chart Show Hits - @ChartShowHits | 5,029 followers |
| 131. Hochanda - @hochanda_tv | 4,441 followers |
| 132. The Vault - @TheVault_TV | 4,433 followers |
| 133. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,342 followers |
| 134. 4seven - @4seven | 4,305 followers |
| 135. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,139 followers |
| 136. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,942 followers |
| 137. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 3,820 followers |
| 138. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,757 followers |
| 139. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,662 followers |
| 140. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 141. Sony Crime 2 - @sonymovieuk | 3,548 followers |
| 142. The Jewellery Channel - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,535 followers |
| 143. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,508 followers |
| 144. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,506 followers |
| 145. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,470 followers |
| 146. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,882 followers |
| 147. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 2,875 followers |
| 148. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 2,857 followers |
| 149. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,771 followers |
| 150. Keep it Country - @KeepItCountryTV | 2,769 followers |
| 151. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 2,689 followers |
| 152. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 2,619 followers |
| 153. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,567 followers |
| 154. CBS Justice - @CBSjustice | 2,521 followers |
| 155. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,514 followers |
| 156. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 2,468 followers |
| 157. Turner Classic Movies - @tcmuk | 2,174 followers |
| 158. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 2,137 followers |
| 159. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 2,034 followers |
| 160. Total Country (2 accounts) | 1,758 followers |
| 161. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 162. XTV Online - @XTVonline | 1,518 followers |
| 163. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,508 followers |
| 164. That's Swansea Bay - @ThatsSwanseaBay | 1,481 followers |
| 165. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,467 followers |
| 166. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,132 followers |
| 167. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 1,034 followers |
| 168. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 1,031 followers |
| 169. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 1,030 followers |
| 170. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 862 followers |
| 171. Paramount Network - @paramountnetuk | 852 followers |
| 172. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 772 followers |
| 173. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 736 followers |
| 174. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 735 followers |
| 175. LSUTV - @LSUTV_lsu | 696 followers |
| 176. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 670 followers |
| 177. That's Surrey - @ThatsSurreyTV | 670 followers |
| 178. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsNorthYorks | 626 followers |
| 179. That's Salisbury - @Thats_Salisbury | 626 followers |
| 180. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 181. True Movies 1 - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 182. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 551 followers |
| 183. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 524 followers |
| 184. Kix - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 185. That's Oxfordshire - @ThatsTVOxon | 479 followers |
| 186. That's Cambridge - @ThatsTVCam | 431 followers |
| 187. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 398 followers |
| 188. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 269 followers |
| 189. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 234 followers |
| 190. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 159 followers |
| 191. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 133 followers |
| 192. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 133 followers |
| 193. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 72 followers |
| 194. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 63 followers |