EnglishBBC News (UK) is on Twitter (X) as @BBCNews, with 15,153,795 followers and 624,906 posts. It lost 572 followers in the last 7 days and 7,551 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 78 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.001% per follower.
Insights
BBC News (UK) ranks #221 of 24,842,516 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. It also ranks #18 among News accounts. Over the last 30 days @BBCNews lost 7,551 followers (-0.05%). In the last 7 days the change was -572 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +3,269 followers on Jun 23, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 78 interactions against 15M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 780 original posts, its engagement rate beats 7% of 20,182 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 45K times each, and 0.173% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.297% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 780 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 24, 2026. Recurring tag: #politicslive.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
Best tracked day: +3.3K followers on 2026-06-23.
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Bio
News, features and analysis. For world news, follow @BBCWorld. Breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking. Latest sport news @BBCSport. Our Instagram: BBCNews
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BBC News (UK) on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for BBC News (UK)?
- BBC News (UK) posts on Twitter (X) as @BBCNews. The profile is at x.com/BBCNews, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does BBC News (UK) have on Twitter?
- BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) has 15,153,795 followers on Twitter (X). It lost 572 followers in the last 7 days and 7,551 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did BBC News (UK) join Twitter?
- BBC News (UK) joined Twitter (X) in January 2007. The @BBCNews account is 19 years old. Searches for BBC News (UK) age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.