Top Twitter followers for television channels in the UK
We follow 7,946 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 | 23,352,102 followers |
| 2. MUTV - @ManUtd | 18,227,835 followers |
| 3. CNN (3 accounts) | 10,565,165 followers |
| 4. BBC News - @BBCNews | 9,397,334 followers |
| 5. CGTN - @CGTNOfficial | 8,974,797 followers |
| 6. Sky News UK (3 accounts) | 7,916,959 followers |
| 7. Sky News Arabia (2 accounts) | 7,512,732 followers |
| 8. Sky Sports News - @SkySportsNews | 5,951,827 followers |
| 9. Sky Sports Main Event - @SkySports | 4,722,558 followers |
| 10. ITV (3 accounts) | 4,237,823 followers |
| 11. France 24 (2 accounts) | 3,174,778 followers |
| 12. Channel 4 (2 accounts) | 2,968,381 followers |
| 13. RT UK (4 accounts) | 2,751,777 followers |
| 14. MTV - @MTVUK | 2,509,274 followers |
| 15. BET UK - @BET | 2,089,614 followers |
| 16. MTV Music - @MTVMusicUK | 1,414,431 followers |
| 17. BBC One - @BBCOne | 1,345,383 followers |
| 18. STV Central (3 accounts) | 909,577 followers |
| 19. STV North (3 accounts) | 909,577 followers |
| 20. ITV2 - @itv2 | 800,245 followers |
| 21. Sky Sports F1 - @SkySportsF1 | 788,210 followers |
| 22. BBC Three - @bbcthree | 769,032 followers |
| 23. BT Sport 1 - @btsport | 568,947 followers |
| 24. BT Sport 2 - @btsport | 568,947 followers |
| 25. BT Sport 3 - @btsport | 568,947 followers |
| 26. Bloomberg - @BloombergTV | 474,053 followers |
| 27. Sky One - @SkyOne | 347,286 followers |
| 28. BBC Two - @BBCTwo | 327,347 followers |
| 29. euronews - @euronews | 290,233 followers |
| 30. UTV (2 accounts) | 289,531 followers |
| 31. Sky Cinema Hits (2 accounts) | 267,192 followers |
| 32. BoxNation - @boxnationtv | 257,910 followers |
| 33. Comedy Central - @ComedyCentralUK | 242,809 followers |
| 34. Film4 - @Film4 | 238,546 followers |
| 35. Sky Atlantic - @skyatlantic | 218,377 followers |
| 36. Discovery Channel - @DiscoveryUK | 208,573 followers |
| 37. E4 - @E4Tweets | 186,718 followers |
| 38. Channel 5 (2 accounts) | 170,858 followers |
| 39. Box Upfront - @4Music | 164,957 followers |
| 40. Eurosport 1 - @Eurosport_UK | 153,620 followers |
| 41. TRT World - @trtworld | 145,881 followers |
| 42. Nickelodeon - @NickelodeonUK | 133,697 followers |
| 43. Sky Cinema Action & Adventure - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,596 followers |
| 44. Sky Cinema Comedy - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,596 followers |
| 45. Sky Cinema Disney - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,596 followers |
| 46. Sky Cinema Family - @SkyCinemaUK | 133,596 followers |
| 47. Heart TV - @thisisheart | 129,288 followers |
| 48. Voxafrica TV UK - @voxafrica | 123,051 followers |
| 49. Sky Living - @SkyLivingHD | 118,538 followers |
| 50. BT Sport ESPN - @ESPNUK | 112,259 followers |
| 51. ITVBe - @ITVBe | 110,390 followers |
| 52. Daystar - @Daystar | 109,367 followers |
| 53. Babestation - @BabestationTV | 109,097 followers |
| 54. Food Network - @FoodNetwork_UK | 99,909 followers |
| 55. Dave - @davechannel | 96,045 followers |
| 56. H2 - @More2History | 94,775 followers |
| 57. CNBC - @CNBCi | 92,026 followers |
| 58. TLC - @tlc_uk | 82,449 followers |
| 59. 5Star - @5star_tv | 81,819 followers |
| 60. Fashion TV - @FashionTV | 81,216 followers |
| 61. CBeebies - @CBeebiesHQ | 77,499 followers |
| 62. Kerrang! TV - @KerrangTV | 76,077 followers |
| 63. 5Spike - @5spiketv | 73,882 followers |
| 64. Forces TV (2 accounts) | 69,012 followers |
| 65. Good Food Channel - @GoodFoodChannel | 61,617 followers |
| 66. QVC - @qvcuk | 59,928 followers |
| 67. London Live - @LondonLive | 58,942 followers |
| 68. Islam Channel - @Islamchannel | 58,532 followers |
| 69. NOW 80s - @NOWMusic | 58,213 followers |
| 70. Sky Arts - @SkyArts | 53,788 followers |
| 71. British Muslim TV - @BritishMuslimTV | 53,668 followers |
| 72. Really - @reallychannel | 52,460 followers |
| 73. BBC Parliament - @BBCParliament | 46,342 followers |
| 74. Eurosport 2 - @EurosportUKTV | 45,874 followers |
| 75. Fox - @FOXtvUK | 44,746 followers |
| 76. Chart Show TV - @ChartShowTV | 38,616 followers |
| 77. Syfy - @SyfyUK | 37,588 followers |
| 78. Horror Channel - @horror_channel | 35,411 followers |
| 79. S4C - @S4C | 33,125 followers |
| 80. Ideal World - @IdealWorldTV | 31,590 followers |
| 81. CBBC - @cbbc | 31,208 followers |
| 82. ITV4 - @ITV4 | 30,575 followers |
| 83. Lifetime - @LifetimeTelly | 30,428 followers |
| 84. Notts TV - @Notts_TV | 29,071 followers |
| 85. GOLD (2 accounts) | 28,448 followers |
| 86. Brit Asia TV - @BritAsiaTV | 28,174 followers |
| 87. ARISE News - @ARISEtv | 27,179 followers |
| 88. Cartoon Network - @CNUKTweets | 24,306 followers |
| 89. W - @wchannel | 22,682 followers |
| 90. Massive R&B - @channelAKA385 | 22,363 followers |
| 91. Vintage TV - @VintageTV | 20,372 followers |
| 92. TruTV - @truTVUK | 20,031 followers |
| 93. That's Norfolk - @ThatsNorfolk | 19,964 followers |
| 94. Gala TV - @GalaBingo | 19,897 followers |
| 95. National Geographic Channel - @NatGeoUK | 19,853 followers |
| 96. Create and Craft - @CreateCraftTV | 19,191 followers |
| 97. GINX TV - @GinxTV | 18,683 followers |
| 98. FreeSports - @FreeSportsUK | 18,533 followers |
| 99. Talking Pictures TV - @TalkingPicsTV | 16,834 followers |
| 100. Made in Leeds - @madeinleeds | 16,400 followers |
| 101. Challenge - @ChallengeTV | 15,318 followers |
| 102. Made in Liverpool (3 accounts) | 14,910 followers |
| 103. Made in Bristol - @madeinbristoltv | 12,303 followers |
| 104. Made in Cardiff - @MadeInCardiffTV | 11,335 followers |
| 105. Universal TV - @UniversalTVUK | 10,861 followers |
| 106. Vice - @vicelanduk | 10,828 followers |
| 107. BBC Alba (2 accounts) | 10,756 followers |
| 108. Made in Tyne & Wear - @MadeinTyneWear | 10,556 followers |
| 109. Latest TV - @LatestTVBtn | 10,159 followers |
| 110. ITV Box Office - @ITVBoxOffice | 9,659 followers |
| 111. Sheffield Live! TV (2 accounts) | 9,638 followers |
| 112. Made in Birmingham - @madeinbhamtv | 9,141 followers |
| 113. Alibi - @alibi_channel | 9,095 followers |
| 114. CITV - @ChildrensITV | 8,604 followers |
| 115. The Africa Channel - @AfricaChannelUK | 8,558 followers |
| 116. 4Music - @4music11 | 8,026 followers |
| 117. Together - @TogetherukTV | 7,981 followers |
| 118. More4 - @More4Tweets | 7,615 followers |
| 119. Yesterday - @YesterdayTweets | 7,464 followers |
| 120. TravelXP - @travelxp | 7,051 followers |
| 121. That's Manchester - @ThatsManchester | 6,922 followers |
| 122. Drama - @dramachannel | 6,539 followers |
| 123. Estuary TV - @EstuaryTV | 6,405 followers |
| 124. Pick - @Pick_TV | 5,412 followers |
| 125. That's Lancashire (2 accounts) | 5,374 followers |
| 126. CBS Reality - @CBS_Reality | 5,120 followers |
| 127. KMTV (2 accounts) | 5,028 followers |
| 128. Chart Show Dance - @ChartShowHits | 4,851 followers |
| 129. 4seven - @4seven | 4,371 followers |
| 130. Hochanda - @hochanda_tv | 4,268 followers |
| 131. NVTV - @northernvisions | 4,090 followers |
| 132. Cruise1st.tv - @cruise1st | 3,951 followers |
| 133. The Box - @TheBoxTV | 3,826 followers |
| 134. AMC - @AMCtvUK | 3,800 followers |
| 135. Sangat TV - @sangattv | 3,778 followers |
| 136. The Craft Channel - @craftchannelTV | 3,641 followers |
| 137. Holiday & Cruise TV (2 accounts) | 3,600 followers |
| 138. Eden - @EdenChannel | 3,564 followers |
| 139. The Jewellery Channel - @TJCSHOPPING | 3,564 followers |
| 140. Jewellery Maker - @Jewellery_Maker | 3,465 followers |
| 141. TBN UK - @TBNUKtv | 3,416 followers |
| 142. LSTV - @LeedsStudentTV | 2,888 followers |
| 143. That's Solent (3 accounts) | 2,884 followers |
| 144. York Student Television - @ystv | 2,806 followers |
| 145. Pavers Shoes TV - @PaversShoes | 2,693 followers |
| 146. Blaze - @BLAZETVUK | 2,568 followers |
| 147. ABN TV - @ABNTelevision | 2,521 followers |
| 148. Zee TV - @zeetvuk | 2,503 followers |
| 149. CBS Drama - @CBSDrama | 2,498 followers |
| 150. CBS Action - @cbsaction | 2,395 followers |
| 151. Gems TV - @GemsTVOfficial | 2,210 followers |
| 152. Keep it Country - @KeepItCountryTV | 2,193 followers |
| 153. Sony Crime 2 - @sonymovieuk | 2,139 followers |
| 154. PBS America - @PBSAmerica | 2,058 followers |
| 155. Front Runner - @FrontRunnerTV | 2,018 followers |
| 156. Turner Classic Movies - @tcmuk | 1,891 followers |
| 157. Travel Channel - @travel_ch_intl | 1,671 followers |
| 158. XTV Online - @XTVonline | 1,513 followers |
| 159. Glasgow University Student Television - @gusttv | 1,501 followers |
| 160. That's Swansea Bay - @ThatsSwanseaBay | 1,406 followers |
| 161. TV5 Monde - @TV5MONDEUK | 1,324 followers |
| 162. Shopping Nation - @shopping_nation | 1,193 followers |
| 163. ShowBiz TV - @ShowBizTV_ | 1,071 followers |
| 164. UPSU TV - @uop_tv | 1,036 followers |
| 165. That's York - @ThatsYork | 953 followers |
| 166. RU:ON TV - @RUONTV | 797 followers |
| 167. Made in Teesside - @MadeInTeesTV | 780 followers |
| 168. Paramount Network - @paramountnetuk | 780 followers |
| 169. Rishtey Europe - @RishteyTVUK | 765 followers |
| 170. That's Cumbria - @ThatsCumbria | 605 followers |
| 171. True Drama - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 172. True Movies 1 - @TrueChannels | 605 followers |
| 173. That's North Yorkshire - @ThatsNorthYorks | 531 followers |
| 174. That's Surrey - @ThatsSurreyTV | 530 followers |
| 175. Made in North Wales - @MadeinNWales | 506 followers |
| 176. That's Salisbury - @Thats_Salisbury | 503 followers |
| 177. Kix - @Kix_TV | 482 followers |
| 178. That's Hampshire - @ThatsHantsTV | 479 followers |
| 179. That's Thames Valley - @ThatsThamesTV | 448 followers |
| 180. That's Oxfordshire - @ThatsTVOxon | 383 followers |
| 181. That's Cambridge - @ThatsCamTV | 368 followers |
| 182. DM Digital TV - @DMDigitalTV | 249 followers |
| 183. Gay TV - @TVPolari | 143 followers |
| 184. Gay TV Network - @TVPolari | 143 followers |
| 185. Sony Crime Channel - @sonycrimeuk | 98 followers |
| 186. Fire Hit TV - @FireHitTV | 75 followers |
| 187. The Deal Channel - @DealChannelTV | 70 followers |