GB News stories viewed 1 billion times on TikTok in 2026
•GB News content has been viewed more than one billion times on TikTok in 2026, underlining the continued growth of the People's Channel across digital platforms.The milestone comes as GB News approach...
•TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say “We’ve seen particularly strong engagement around major international developments, UK politics and original video journalism, and we’re continuing to invest in d...
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المصدر: GB News | Source: GB NewsGB News content has been viewed more than one billion times on TikTok in 2026, underlining the continued growth of the People's Channel across digital platforms.
The milestone comes as GB News approaches five million followers on Facebook and continues to expand its reach across short-form video platforms.
According to internal platform analytics, the channel’s TikTok output has generated more than one billion video views since January 2026, with strong engagement across breaking news, international affairs and human-interest reporting.
Carl Bennett, Head of News Platforms at GB News, said: “Reaching one billion TikTok views this year reflects the scale of audience demand for fast, accessible video news coverage.
TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour Say“We’ve seen particularly strong engagement around major international developments, UK politics and original video journalism, and we’re continuing to invest in digital-first storytelling across platforms.”
The channel’s most viewed TikTok videos in 2026 include:
- London Zoo lions encounter frozen lake for the first time: 32 million views
- Footage of airstrikes in Qatar: 24 million views
- Keir Starmer responding to questions over UK involvement in Middle East military action: 13 million views
- Coverage of British military aircraft deployments in the Middle East – 12 million views
- Reports on global public health developments, including hantavirus monitoring in Singapore: 13 million views
The figures follow BARB audience data showing GB News outperformed Sky News during coverage of the 2026 local elections.
BARB data has also shown GB News ahead of Sky News in monthly reach for ten consecutive months.
Latest RAJAR data shows GB News Radio’s reach increased by 21 per cent year-on-year to 676,000 listeners, outperforming all major network rivals over the same period.
The figures put GB News Radio ahead of Times Radio, which recorded a reach of 604,000 listeners, and Talk, which reached 560,000 listeners during the first quarter of 2026.
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