Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 9,127 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 | 37,845,065 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 32,385,693 followers |
| 3. CNN International (3 accounts) | 18,574,374 followers |
| 4. AajTak TV - @aajtak | 18,270,546 followers |
| 5. Al Arabiya - @AlArabiya | 16,151,088 followers |
| 6. BBC News - @BBCNews | 14,293,616 followers |
| 7. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 13,290,091 followers |
| 8. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 12,960,744 followers |
| 9. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 12,792,671 followers |
| 10. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 11,285,576 followers |
| 11. BBC Arabic - @BBCArabic | 8,959,666 followers |
| 12. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 7,214,689 followers |
| 13. RT UK (5 accounts) | 6,317,312 followers |
| 14. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,932,863 followers |
| 15. France 24 (2 accounts) | 4,332,354 followers |
| 16. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 3,498,970 followers |
| 17. BET UK - @BET | 2,710,632 followers |
| 18. MTV UK - @MTVUK | 2,449,018 followers |
| 19. MTV 80s - @MTVUK | 2,449,018 followers |
| 20. MTV Hits UK - @MTVUK | 2,449,018 followers |
| 21. BBC Persian - @bbcpersian | 1,830,678 followers |
| 22. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 1,649,556 followers |
| 23. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,452,238 followers |
| 24. MTV Music UK - @MTVMusicUK | 1,292,129 followers |
| 25. STV Central (3 accounts) | 1,172,229 followers |
| 26. STV North (3 accounts) | 1,172,229 followers |
| 27. More4 - @Channel4 | 1,004,846 followers |
| 28. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 945,591 followers |
| 29. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 945,591 followers |
| 30. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 945,591 followers |
| 31. BBC Parliament - @BBCPolitics | 936,403 followers |
| 32. ITV2 - @itv2 | 775,651 followers |
| 33. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 753,842 followers |
| 34. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 697,535 followers |
| 35. KISS TV (2 accounts) | 582,766 followers |
| 36. LFC TV - @LFCTV | 556,498 followers |
| 37. euronews - @euronews | 536,117 followers |
| 38. TRT World - @trtworld | 487,322 followers |
| 39. WION - @WIONews | 461,053 followers |
| 40. TalkTV (2 accounts) | 444,388 followers |
| 41. GB News - @GBNEWS | 422,775 followers |
| 42. Babestation (2 accounts) | 415,846 followers |
| 43. Sky Showcase - @skytv | 375,121 followers |
| 44. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 371,143 followers |
| 45. ARY Digital - @arydigitalasia | 368,677 followers |
| 46. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 360,110 followers |
| 47. UTV (2 accounts) | 345,939 followers |
| 48. Abu Dhabi TV - @abudhabitv | 336,981 followers |
| 49. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 283,124 followers |
| 50. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 265,792 followers |
| 51. Film4 - @Film4 | 263,334 followers |
| 52. Comedy Central UK - @ComedyCentralUK | 243,586 followers |
| 53. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 223,860 followers |
| 54. Daystar - @Daystar | 215,345 followers |
| 55. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 209,327 followers |
| 56. Racing TV - @RacingTV | 203,027 followers |
| 57. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 202,332 followers |
| 58. BBC Scotland (2 accounts) | 197,925 followers |
| 59. Eurosport 1 - @eurosport | 197,890 followers |
| 60. E4 - @E4Tweets | 187,709 followers |
| 61. E4 Extra - @E4Tweets | 187,709 followers |
| 62. Asianet - @asianet | 177,441 followers |
| 63. 5Select - @channel5_tv | 171,027 followers |
| 64. 5STAR - @channel5_tv | 171,027 followers |
| 65. 5USA - @channel5_tv | 171,027 followers |
| 66. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 159,970 followers |
| 67. - @thisisheart | 150,700 followers |
| 68. CNBC - @CNBCi | 148,604 followers |
| 69. 5Action (2 accounts) | 139,304 followers |
| 70. Sky Cinema Action - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 71. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 72. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 73. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 132,896 followers |
| 74. Dave - @davechannel | 130,616 followers |
| 75. Nickelodeon UK - @NickelodeonUK | 127,826 followers |
| 76. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 114,575 followers |
| 77. Sky Witness - @SkyWitness | 113,605 followers |
| 78. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 113,487 followers |
| 79. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 109,959 followers |
| 80. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 105,607 followers |
| 81. Sky History 2 - @More2History | 83,586 followers |
| 82. TLC - @tlc_uk | 82,106 followers |
| 83. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 81,085 followers |
| 84. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 80,075 followers |
| 85. Sky History - @HISTORYUK | 73,915 followers |
| 86. QVC - @qvcuk | 69,611 followers |
| 87. Court TV - @CourtTV | 65,590 followers |
| 88. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 65,442 followers |
| 89. Boomerang - @BoomerangToons | 65,294 followers |
| 90. NOW 70s - @NOWMusic | 64,330 followers |
| 91. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 64,330 followers |
| 92. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 63,551 followers |
| 93. London Live - @LondonLive | 63,305 followers |
| 94. Aastha-The Faith Channel - @aasthatvchannel | 61,161 followers |
| 95. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 60,107 followers |
| 96. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 57,840 followers |
| 97. Really - @reallychannel | 56,281 followers |
| 98. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 54,536 followers |
| 99. Legend - @Legend__Channel | 52,708 followers |
| 100. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 50,734 followers |
| 101. GOLD (2 accounts) | 49,330 followers |
| 102. Magic TV - @magicfm | 48,189 followers |
| 103. MTA - Muslim TV - @muslimtv | 48,078 followers |
| 104. CBBC - @cbbc | 46,478 followers |
| 105. S4C - @S4C | 46,422 followers |
| 106. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 107. FreeSports - @FreeSports_TV | 45,586 followers |
| 108. Sky Sports Racing - @SkySportsRacing | 39,041 followers |
| 109. Sky Sci-Fi - @SyfyUK | 35,193 followers |
| 110. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 34,058 followers |
| 111. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 33,631 followers |
| 112. Trace Urban - @TraceVault_ | 33,470 followers |
| 113. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 33,120 followers |
| 114. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 31,157 followers |
| 115. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 26,532 followers |
| 116. W - @wchannel | 25,734 followers |
| 117. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 24,246 followers |
| 118. National Geographic UK - @NatGeoUK | 23,818 followers |
| 119. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 23,359 followers |
| 120. - @BFM_Alsace | 21,725 followers |
| 121. B4U Movies - @THEOFFICIALB4U | 19,896 followers |
| 122. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,736 followers |
| 123. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 19,548 followers |
| 124. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxing | 18,825 followers |
| 125. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 18,747 followers |
| 126. That's TV East Anglia - @ThatsTVEast | 18,435 followers |
| 127. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 17,427 followers |
| 128. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 16,183 followers |
| 129. Leeds TV - @LSLocalTV | 15,788 followers |
| 130. Vice - @vicelanduk | 15,706 followers |
| 131. DMAX - @DMAX_UK | 15,392 followers |
| 132. Mail Travel - @mailtravel | 14,820 followers |
| 133. Liverpool TV - @LpoolLocalTV | 14,817 followers |
| 134. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 14,466 followers |
| 135. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 14,109 followers |
| 136. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 12,901 followers |
| 137. Bristol TV - @BristolLocalTV | 12,777 followers |
| 138. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 11,806 followers |
| 139. TravelXP - @travelxp | 11,505 followers |
| 140. Cardiff TV - @CardiffLocalTV | 11,338 followers |
| 141. Drama - @dramachannel | 10,910 followers |
| 142. Tyne & Wear TV - @TyneWearLocalTV | 10,726 followers |
| 143. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 10,720 followers |
| 144. KMTV (2 accounts) | 10,238 followers |
| 145. Birmingham TV - @BhamLocalTV | 9,127 followers |
| 146. Baby First TV - @BabyFirstTV | 8,818 followers |
| 147. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,542 followers |
| 148. Together - @TogetherukTV | 8,287 followers |
| 149. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 7,949 followers |
| 150. GREAT! Movies - @greatmoviesuk | 7,838 followers |
| 151. Sony Crime 2 - @greatmoviesuk | 7,838 followers |
| 152. Discovery Science - @DiscoverySciCa | 7,531 followers |
| 153. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 7,322 followers |
| 154. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 7,068 followers |
| 155. That's Humber - @ThatsTVHumber | 6,001 followers |
| 156. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,814 followers |
| 157. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,479 followers |
| 158. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 5,282 followers |
| 159. BEN - @BENTELEVISIONS | 5,199 followers |
| 160. The Craft Store - @thecraftstoretv | 5,117 followers |
| 161. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,998 followers |
| 162. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 4,724 followers |
| 163. Trace Latina - @ChartShowHits | 4,430 followers |
| 164. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 4,214 followers |
| 165. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 4,209 followers |
| 166. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 4,029 followers |
| 167. Trace Vault - @TheVault_TV | 3,992 followers |
| 168. 4seven - @4seven | 3,916 followers |
| 169. ATN Bangla UK - @ATNBanglaUK | 3,710 followers |
| 170. RealityXtra - @CBSDrama | 3,634 followers |
| 171. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,592 followers |
| 172. TJC - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,538 followers |
| 173. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,523 followers |
| 174. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,513 followers |
| 175. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,392 followers |
| 176. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,206 followers |
| 177. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,127 followers |
| 178. Keep it Country - @SpotlightTV_kic | 3,026 followers |
| 179. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 3,019 followers |
| 180. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,851 followers |
| 181. Horror Xtra - @CBSjustice | 2,794 followers |
| 182. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,781 followers |
| 183. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,691 followers |
| 184. TCM Movies - @tcmuk | 2,551 followers |
| 185. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,444 followers |
| 186. Sky Crime - @SkyCrimeUK | 2,012 followers |
| 187. TV5MONDE Europe - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,997 followers |
| 188. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 1,933 followers |
| 189. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 1,793 followers |
| 190. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 191. That's TV UK - @ThatsTVOfficial | 1,513 followers |
| 192. That's TV South Wales - @ThatsSouthWales | 1,505 followers |
| 193. That's York - @ThatsTVYork | 1,498 followers |
| 194. Smithsonian Channel - @SmithsonianTVUK | 1,491 followers |
| 195. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,454 followers |
| 196. XTV Online - @xtvonline | 1,410 followers |
| 197. That's Scotland - Glasgow - @ThatsTVScotland | 1,359 followers |
| 198. That's Cumbria - @ThatsTVCumbria | 1,041 followers |
| 199. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 978 followers |
| 200. Teesside TV - @TeessideLocalTV | 972 followers |
| 201. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 961 followers |
| 202. North Wales TV - @NWalesLocalTV | 945 followers |
| 203. That's TV South East - @TTVSouthEast | 899 followers |
| 204. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 860 followers |
| 205. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsTVThames | 811 followers |
| 206. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsTVNYorks | 803 followers |
| 207. That's TV South Midlands - @TTVOxfordshire | 795 followers |
| 208. That's Hampshire - @ThatsTVHants | 778 followers |
| 209. That's TV Wessex - @ThatsTVWessex | 735 followers |
| 210. LSUTV - @lsutvonline | 717 followers |
| 211. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 702 followers |
| 212. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 677 followers |
| 213. That's TV West Anglia - @ThatsWestAnglia | 639 followers |
| 214. GREAT! Movies Classic - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 215. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 216. Pop Max - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 217. The Business Channel - @TheBusinessCTV | 411 followers |
| 218. C Music TV - @CMusicTV | 371 followers |
| 219. Cartoonito - @CartoonitoUK | 281 followers |
| 220. CCXTV - @CCXTV1 | 249 followers |
| 221. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 232 followers |
| 222. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 159 followers |
| 223. Country Music Entertainment - @CMusicEnt | 133 followers |
| 224. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 121 followers |
| 225. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 121 followers |
| 226. Channel Punjab - @ChannelPunjabUK | 68 followers |
| 227. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 60 followers |
| 228. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 54 followers |