EnglishBBC News NI is on Twitter (X) as @BBCNewsNI, with 349,620 followers and 136,998 posts. A typical post draws 15 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.004% per follower. It has been on X since January 2007, an account age of 19 years.
Insights
Its strongest tracked day added +4 followers on Jun 24, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 15 interactions against 350K followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 80 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 19,932 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 10.0K times each, and 0.15% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.86% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 80 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 7, 2026.
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Best tracked day: +4 followers on 2026-06-24.
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Bio
Latest and breaking news from the @BBCNewsNI newsroom. For complaints: https://t.co/SQ0T3Vfd6E
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BBC News NI on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for BBC News NI?
- BBC News NI posts on Twitter (X) as @BBCNewsNI. The profile is at x.com/BBCNewsNI, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does BBC News NI have on Twitter?
- BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) has 349,620 followers on Twitter (X). The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did BBC News NI join Twitter?
- BBC News NI joined Twitter (X) in January 2007. The @BBCNewsNI account is 19 years old. Searches for BBC News NI age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.