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BBC News (World)

News, features and analysis from the World's newsroom. Breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking. UK news, @BBCNews. Latest sports news @BBCSport

bbc.com/news

London, UK

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English

Tweets

291K

Following

Followers

24,531,160

Likes

Listed

113K

Followers and Following

Followers

Following

History

Total Followers - Last Year

Daily Follower Change - Last Year

Daily Tweets - Last Year

Tweet Stats

Analysed 25,583 tweets, tweets from the last 72 weeks.

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Tweets Day and Hour Heatmap (+0:00h)

Top Applications	Count	%
www.socialflow.com SocialFlow · www.socialflow.com	19,021	74.4%
about.twitter.com TweetDeck · about.twitter.com/products/tweetdeck	6,038	23.6%
snappytv.com SnappyTV.com · snappytv.com	273	1.1%
studio.twitter.com Media Studio · studio.twitter.com	149	0.6%
studio.twitter.com Twitter Media Studio · studio.twitter.com	43	0.2%
twitter.com Twitter for iPhone · twitter.com/download/iphone	35	0.1%
twitter.com Twitter Web Client · twitter.com	24	0.1%
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Top Tweet Types	Count	%
Tweet	19,733	77.1%
Retweet	5,514	21.6%
Quote	288	1.1%
Reply	169	0.7%

Top Content Types	Count	%
URL	21,664	84.7%
Video	1,612	6.3%
Photo	815	3.2%
GIF	45	0.2%

Top Domains in URLs	Count	%
bbc.co.uk	11,220	61.0%
bbc.com	7,095	38.6%
twitter.com	24	0.1%
facebook.com	20	0.1%
monitoring.bbc.co.uk	17	0.1%
crossingdivides.bbcnewslabs.co.uk	3	0.0%
s3.amazonaws.com	2	0.0%
youtube.com	2	0.0%
bbcnewschannelfinder.com	1	0.0%
showroom-live.com	1	0.0%
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Most Retweeted Users	Count	%
@BBCNews - BBC News (UK)	737	14.5%
@BBCSport - BBC Sport	728	14.3%
@BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News	686	13.5%
@BBCNewsAsia - BBC Asia	386	7.6%
@BBC_HaveYourSay - BBC_HaveYourSay	301	5.9%
@BBCNorthAmerica - BBC North America	273	5.4%
@BBCSteveR - Steve Rosenberg	231	4.5%
@bbcworldservice - BBC World Service	147	2.9%
@BBCAfrica - BBC Africa	122	2.4%
@SallyBundockBBC - Sally Bundock	114	2.2%
@BBCBusiness - BBC Business	100	2.0%
@BBCMonitoring - BBC Monitoring	92	1.8%
@bbcweather - BBC Weather	77	1.5%
@BBCJonSopel - Jon Sopel	72	1.4%
@BBCNewsbeat - BBC Newsbeat	72	1.4%
@BBCPolitics - BBC Politics	66	1.3%
@BBCNewsEnts - BBC Entertainment	63	1.2%
@awzurcher - Anthony Zurcher	57	1.1%
@BBCkatyaadler - katya adler	45	0.9%
@danroan - Dan Roan	41	0.8%
@BBCMaryam - Maryam Moshiri	41	0.8%
@VictoriaLIVE - Victoria Derbyshire	41	0.8%
@bbcstories - BBC Stories	38	0.7%
@BBCJamesCook - James Cook	37	0.7%
@BBCTech - BBC Technology	36	0.7%
@BBCBenThompson - Ben Thompson	30	0.6%
@BBCScienceNews - BBC Science News	30	0.6%
@marklowen - Mark Lowen	29	0.6%
@BBCClick - BBC Click	29	0.6%
@BBCNewsGraphics - BBC News Graphics	26	0.5%
@richard_conway - Richard Conway, BBC	26	0.5%
@BBCWorld - BBC News (World)	24	0.5%
@fergalkeane47 - Fergal Keane	23	0.5%
@AndrewWJHarding - andrew harding	23	0.5%
@BBCRajiniV - Rajini Vaidyanathan	22	0.4%
@BBCNewsnight - BBC Newsnight	20	0.4%
@BBCr4today - BBC Radio 4 Today	19	0.4%
@bbctennis - BBC Tennis	19	0.4%
@bbcdavideades - david eades	19	0.4%
@BBCtrending - BBC Trending	17	0.3%
@DaveLeeBBC - Dave Lee	17	0.3%
@BBCRealityCheck - BBC Reality Check	16	0.3%
@BBCIndia - BBC India	15	0.3%
@bbcthree - BBC Three	15	0.3%
@davidshukmanbbc - David Shukman	14	0.3%
@BBCOS - BBC Outside Source	13	0.3%
@BBCEarth - BBC Earth	12	0.2%
@bbcf1 - BBCF1	12	0.2%
@BenMBland - Ben Bland	11	0.2%
@bbc5live - BBC Radio 5 live	11	0.2%
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Most Quoted Users	Count	%
@BBCNewsAsia - BBC Asia	14	6.9%
@BBCSport - BBC Sport	13	6.4%
@BBCSteveR - Steve Rosenberg	12	5.9%
@BBCJonSopel - Jon Sopel	11	5.4%
@BBCJamesCook - James Cook	11	5.4%
@bbcweather - BBC Weather	10	4.9%
@BBCMonitoring - BBC Monitoring	9	4.4%
@realDonaldTrump - Donald J. Trump	8	3.9%
@BBCkatyaadler - katya adler	7	3.4%
@bbcworldservice - BBC World Service	6	3.0%
@BBC_HaveYourSay - BBC_HaveYourSay	6	3.0%
@BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News	6	3.0%
@DaveLeeBBC - Dave Lee	5	2.5%
@BBCNewsbeat - BBC Newsbeat	5	2.5%
@BBCBusiness - BBC Business	4	2.0%
@BBCNews - BBC News (UK)	4	2.0%
@richard_conway - Richard Conway, BBC	4	2.0%
@BBCWalesNews - BBC Wales News	3	1.5%
@BBCBarbaraPlett - Barbara Plett Usher	3	1.5%
@BBCNewsnight - BBC Newsnight	3	1.5%
@BBCNorthAmerica - BBC North America	3	1.5%
@marklowen - Mark Lowen	3	1.5%
@bbcemt - BBC East Midlands	2	1.0%
@BBCClick - BBC Click	2	1.0%
@wada_ama - WADA	2	1.0%
@BBCAmos - Jonathan Amos	2	1.0%
@BBCNewsGraphics - BBC News Graphics	2	1.0%
@NickBryantNY - Nick Bryant	2	1.0%
@Sutopo_PN - Sutopo Purwo Nugroho	2	1.0%
@rituprasad92 - Ritu Prasad	2	1.0%
@F1 - Formula 1	2	1.0%
@BBCRealityCheck - BBC Reality Check	2	1.0%
@BBCAfrica - BBC Africa	2	1.0%
@PaulNBlake - Paul Blake	2	1.0%
@BBCRajiniV - Rajini Vaidyanathan	2	1.0%
@bbc5live - BBC Radio 5 live	2	1.0%
@BBCScienceNews - BBC Science News	2	1.0%
@BBCMOTD - Match of the Day	2	1.0%
@BBCMarikoOi - Mariko Oi 大井真理子	2	1.0%
@VivianBala - Vivian Balakrishnan	2	1.0%
@bbcstories - BBC Stories	2	1.0%
@BBCWorld - BBC News (World)	2	1.0%
@BBCStreeter - Susannah Streeter	2	1.0%
@danroan - Dan Roan	2	1.0%
@bbctennis - BBC Tennis	2	1.0%
@fergalkeane47 - Fergal Keane	2	1.0%
@BBCCarrie - Carrie Gracie	2	1.0%
@BBCtrending - BBC Trending	1	0.5%
@JonQuiQui - Jon Qui Qui	1	0.5%
@glazers_out_ - 🤮🤮🤮	1	0.5%
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Most Replied to Users	Count	%
@BBCWorld - BBC News (World)	137	81.1%
@BBCBreaking - BBC Breaking News	21	12.4%
@HBO - HBO	2	1.2%
@BBCAfrica - BBC Africa	1	0.6%
@BBCNewsEnts - BBC Entertainment	1	0.6%
@BBCNewsAsia - BBC Asia	1	0.6%
@LuluBowen1 - Lulu Bowen	1	0.6%
@usdpglobal - USDP	1	0.6%
@robhing - Rob Hing	1	0.6%
@BBCSteveR - Steve Rosenberg	1	0.6%
@NettaBarzilai - Netta Barzilai	1	0.6%
@jvn - Jonathan Van Ness	1	0.6%
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Top Hashtags	Count	%
#brexit	138	0.5%
#worldcup	101	0.4%
#metoo	44	0.2%
#bbcbizlive	43	0.2%
#royalwedding	42	0.2%
#bbcthebriefing	39	0.2%
#grammys	37	0.1%
#electionnight	34	0.1%
#kavanaughhearings	33	0.1%
#trumpkimsummit	33	0.1%
#zimbabwe	33	0.1%
#sotu	31	0.1%
#oscars	30	0.1%
#fra	28	0.1%
#thaicaverescue	26	0.1%
#eng	26	0.1%
#goldenglobes	25	0.1%
#bel	25	0.1%
#catalonia	22	0.1%
#cro	21	0.1%
#midterms2018	20	0.1%
#trump	19	0.1%
#paradisepapers	18	0.1%
#crossingdivides	17	0.1%
#oscars2018	17	0.1%
#trumpkim	16	0.1%
#bafta	15	0.1%
#pyeongchang2018	15	0.1%
#eurovision	14	0.1%
#florence	14	0.1%
#pan	14	0.1%
#ausopen	13	0.1%
#oscarnoms	13	0.1%
#jpn	13	0.1%
#rus	13	0.1%
#bbcolympics	13	0.1%
#hurricaneflorence	12	0.0%
#popeinireland	12	0.0%
#bbcworldcup	12	0.0%
#col	12	0.0%
#esp	12	0.0%
#arg	12	0.0%
#rohingya	12	0.0%
#mugabe	12	0.0%
#cutthroughthenoise	11	0.0%
#bbcnewsten	11	0.0%
#tun	11	0.0%
#goldenglobes2019	10	0.0%
#100women	10	0.0%
#wimbledon	10	0.0%
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Top Words	Count	%
trump	1,765	6.9%
police	638	2.5%
russia	563	2.2%
korea	487	1.9%
russian	440	1.7%
syria	375	1.5%
election	363	1.4%
killed	361	1.4%
donald	344	1.3%
shooting	316	1.2%
saudi	235	0.9%
being	221	0.9%
talks	220	0.9%
protests	217	0.8%
government	216	0.8%
australian	211	0.8%
pictures	208	0.8%
arrested	201	0.8%
mexico	194	0.8%
zimbabwe	192	0.8%
amid	188	0.7%
jailed	186	0.7%
border	186	0.7%
spain	186	0.7%
chinese	183	0.7%
vote	179	0.7%
brazil	179	0.7%
missing	179	0.7%
summit	175	0.7%
chief	166	0.6%
wins	165	0.6%
military	165	0.6%
abuse	164	0.6%
pakistan	164	0.6%
brexit	162	0.6%
charged	161	0.6%
migrant	159	0.6%
change	157	0.6%
venezuela	156	0.6%
rescue	151	0.6%
kills	151	0.6%
nuclear	150	0.6%
korean	148	0.6%
calls	147	0.6%
thousands	140	0.5%
claims	140	0.5%
tells	137	0.5%
killing	136	0.5%
attacks	136	0.5%
deadly	132	0.5%
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Top Emojis	Count	%
👉 Backhand Index Pointing Right	147	0.6%
📻 Radio	99	0.4%
📱 Mobile Phone	68	0.3%
📺 Television	63	0.2%
👏 Clapping Hands	43	0.2%
👇 Backhand Index Pointing Down	39	0.2%
⚡ High Voltage Sign	37	0.1%
⚽ Football	33	0.1%
❤ Heavy Black Heart	31	0.1%
🙌 Raising Hands	28	0.1%
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Tweets

BBC News (World)

@BBCWorld

Film about Catholic church sex abuse scandal gets go-ahead after legal challenge bbc.in/2E0Kdv5

French clerical abuse film gets go-ahead

bbc.com

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@BBCWorld

Zara advert gets China asking: Are freckles beautiful? bbc.in/2DQt4nv

Freckles accused of insulting China

bbc.com

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9 59

BBC News (World)

@BBCWorld

'Air Cocaine' drug-trafficking trial starts in France bbc.in/2DOKSQ1

'Air Cocaine' trial starts in France

bbc.com

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BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

Woman becomes first in world to have gene therapy to 'halt' AMD blindness bbc.in/2DKXtn6

Gene therapy first to 'halt' blindness

bbc.com

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BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

YouTube backtracks after Pokemon 'child abuse' ban bbc.in/2SG6A2W

YouTube in Pokemon child abuse images row

bbc.com

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@BBCWorld

Cameroon kidnap: 170 students freed bbc.in/2DS37nv

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BBC_HaveYourSay

@BBC_HaveYourSay

Pokemon YouTubers' Google accounts "mistakenly" deleted over "sexual content involving minors"
bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

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@BBCWorld

Trump lashes out at 'treasonous' officials after McCabe interview bbc.in/2DTgyUr

Trump lashes out at 'treasonous' officials

bbc.com

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@BBCWorld

Elin Ersson: Student fined for Afghan deportation protest bbc.in/2DTyPkB

Student fined for halting deportation

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BBC_HaveYourSay

@BBC_HaveYourSay

🇮🇳Indian social media has been flooded the hashtags #UnHateNow and #SafeHaven as communities open up their "homes and hearts" to Kashmiris
bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-tre…

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@BBCWorld

Zara advert gets China asking: Are freckles beautiful? bbc.in/2SIP26p

Freckles accused of insulting China

bbc.com

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23 100

BBC News (World)

@BBCWorld

Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari vows to deal with vote riggers bbc.in/2DRLq7z

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@BBCWorld

"Hip-hop has changed my life"

Meet Bombay Lokal, one of Mumbai's homegrown hip-hop groups. They feature in a new Bollywood film 'Gully Boy' inspired by the city's very own rappers

[tap to expand] bbc.in/2SGY0kv

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@BBCWorld

Inside a French police van, as 'yellow-vest' protesters surround it and pelt it with stones

[Tap to expand] bbc.in/2SHfPjw

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BBC News (World) Retweeted ·

BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

Frogs, snakes, geckos and turtles as you may never have seen them before 😯 bbc.in/2SH8UGR

ZSL London Zoo shares animal X-rays

bbc.com

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@BBCWorld

"The intent for this film was... to have everybody understand that love is love"

One of Bollywood's first major LGBTQ films has been released in India 🏳️‍🌈

[tap to expand] bbc.in/2DLgExk

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@BBCWorld

Imagine a dispute with your neighbour that went on for fifty years... find out all about life inside the divided city of Hebron

🎧 bbc.in/2DSSa5a

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@BBCWorld

Pakistan has rolled out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - this is why

[Tap to expand] bbc.in/2SFOVbu

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@BBCWorld

Holocaust row: Poland shuns Israel talks over Netanyahu 'racism' bbc.in/2SIBnw3

Poland shuns Israel talks over 'racism'

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@BBCWorld

In pictures: Haiti anti-government protests bbc.in/2SHcP6z

Anti-government protests rock Haiti

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Yemen war: Parties agree Hudaydah port withdrawal plan bbc.in/2DK4Pas

Yemen parties agree port withdrawal plan

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@BBCWorld

10,000 nearly-naked men hunt for lucky sticks at festival in Japan

[Tap to expand] bbc.in/2DN8FzU

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@BBCWorld

India vandals forced to fix Hampi monument pillar bbc.in/2DPk2XT

India vandals made to fix Hampi monument

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BBC News (World) Retweeted ·

Ben Bland

@BenMBland

British MPs say Facebook & other social media urgently need stricter regulation.

Can they ever be properly regulated? Should we, as users, be more clever at spotting fake news?

@BBCBenThompson & I want your tweets #BBCBizLive 0830G @BBCWorld @BBCNews

bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

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@BBCWorld

Anthony Weiner leaves prison for halfway house in Brooklyn bbc.in/2DNZ1gr

Sexting ex-congressman released from jail

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@BBCWorld

Pulwama attack: India warns of backlash against Kashmiri Muslims bbc.in/2DQ8Qu6

Kashmiri Muslims face backlash after attack

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Ben Bland

@BenMBland

British MPs say Facebook & other social media urgently need stricter regulation...

But can they ever be properly regulated? Or should we, as users, be more clever at spotting disinformation & fake news?

#BBCTheBriefing 0500GMT @BBCWorld @BBCNews

bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

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@BBCWorld