EnglishBBC News (World) Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @BBCWorld has 42,312,369 followers and 410,920 posts on X. Account age: 19 years (joined February 2007).
Insights
BBC News (World) ranks #43 of 18,796,892 tracked X (Twitter) accounts. That is the top 0.01% by followers. It also ranks #5 among News accounts. Over the last 30 days @BBCWorld gained 51,472 followers (+0.12%). In the last 7 days the change was +1,702 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 25% of tracked News accounts. BBC News (World) is on a 5-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +33,556 followers on Jun 23, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 366 interactions against 42M followers, an engagement rate of 0.001%. Measured over 345 original posts, its engagement rate beats 17% 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 227K times each, and 0.161% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.536% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 345 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: +34K followers on 2026-06-23.
Bio
News, features and analysis from the World's newsroom. Breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking. UK news, @BBCNews. Latest sports news @BBCSport
Notable followers
The biggest accounts in our directory following @BBCWorld.
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BBC News (World) on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does BBC News (World) have on X?
- BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) has 42,312,369 followers on X (Twitter). It gained 1,016 new followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did BBC News (World) join X, and how old is the account?
- BBC News (World) joined X in February 2007. The @BBCWorld account is 19 years old. Searches for BBC News (World) age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has BBC News (World) published?
- BBC News (World) has published 410,920 posts on X. That is about 57.5 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is BBC News (World) verified on X?
- Yes. BBC News (World) carries a Business verification on X.
- What does BBC News (World) post about?
- BBC News (World) is classified under News in our directory. Bio: "News, features and analysis from the World's newsroom. Breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking. UK news, @BBCNews. Latest sports news @BBCSport".
- Is BBC News (World) gaining or losing followers?
- BBC News (World) is currently gaining followers, with a net +51,472 over the last 30 days. Over the last 7 days the change was +1,702.
- How fast is BBC News (World) growing on X?
- BBC News (World) is adding roughly 1,716 followers per day on average over the last 30 days.
- What is BBC News (World)'s rank on X?
- BBC News (World) ranks #43 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 #5 in News.