EnglishBBC Breaking News is on Twitter (X) as @BBCBreaking, with 50,197,839 followers and 44,318 posts. It lost 2,070 followers in the last 7 days and 14,879 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 994 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.002% per follower.
Insights
BBC Breaking News ranks #27 of 24,842,516 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. It also ranks #3 among News accounts. Over the last 30 days @BBCBreaking lost 14,879 followers (-0.03%). In the last 7 days the change was -2,070 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +28,598 followers on Jun 23, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 994 interactions against 50M followers, an engagement rate of 0.002%. Posts are seen about 1.5M times each, and 0.065% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 3.06% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 3.6 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window.
Measured over 104 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
Best tracked day: +29K followers on 2026-06-23.
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Bio
Breaking news alerts and updates from the BBC. For news, features, analysis follow @BBCWorld (international) or @BBCNews (UK). Latest sport news @BBCSport.
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BBC Breaking News on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for BBC Breaking News?
- BBC Breaking News posts on Twitter (X) as @BBCBreaking. The profile is at x.com/BBCBreaking, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does BBC Breaking News have on Twitter?
- BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) has 50,197,839 followers on Twitter (X). It lost 2,070 followers in the last 7 days and 14,879 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did BBC Breaking News join Twitter?
- BBC Breaking News joined Twitter (X) in April 2007. The @BBCBreaking account is 19 years old. Searches for BBC Breaking News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.