EnglishBBC Breaking News Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @BBCBreaking has 50,199,779 followers and 44,107 posts on X. Account age: 19 years (joined April 2007).
Insights
BBC Breaking News ranks #27 of 18,796,892 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. It also ranks #4 among News accounts. Over the last 30 days @BBCBreaking gained 40,935 followers (+0.08%). In the last 7 days the change was -3,805 followers. BBC Breaking News is on a 5-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +28,598 followers on Jun 23, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 661 interactions against 50M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 99 original posts, its engagement rate beats 20% of 3,716 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 869K times each, and 0.076% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.73% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 99 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026.
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Follower growth
On a 5-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +29K followers on 2026-06-23.
Bio
Breaking news alerts and updates from the BBC. For news, features, analysis follow @BBCWorld (international) or @BBCNews (UK). Latest sport news @BBCSport.
Notable followers
The biggest accounts in our directory following @BBCBreaking.
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BBC Breaking News on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does BBC Breaking News have on X?
- BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) has 50,199,779 followers on X (Twitter). It lost 3,772 followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did BBC Breaking News join X, and how old is the account?
- BBC Breaking News joined 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 Searches for BBC Breaking News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish.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.
- How many posts has BBC Breaking News published?
- BBC Breaking News has published 44,107 posts on X. That is about 6.2 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is BBC Breaking News verified on X?
- Yes. BBC Breaking News carries a Business verification on X.
- What does BBC Breaking News post about?
- BBC Breaking News is classified under News in our directory. Bio: "Breaking news alerts and updates from the BBC. For news, features, analysis follow @BBCWorld (international) or @BBCNews (UK). Latest sport news @BBCSport.".
- Is BBC Breaking News gaining or losing followers?
- BBC Breaking News is currently gaining followers, with a net +40,935 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was -3,805.
- How fast is BBC Breaking News growing on X?
- BBC Breaking News is adding roughly 1,365 followers per day on average over the last 30 days.
- What is BBC Breaking News's rank on X?
- BBC Breaking News ranks #27 out of 18,796,892 X (Twitter) accounts in our directory by follower count, which is the top 0.01% of all tracked accounts. It also ranks #4 in News.