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BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones is the web’s most heard voice in the UK, according to NowPublic’s MostPublic Index.

NowPublic describes the list as “a detailed barometer of whose voices are most heard in the digital landscape as new channels – Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and the like – transform how media is created and spread.”

The list is dominated by BBC journalists, perhaps a reflection of the size and influence of the Beeb.  Cellan-Jones and Darren Waters both contribute to the BBC’s dotlife blog, while Nick Robinson was the first official BBC news blogger.

The full list of the top 20 web voices is due to go live on Monday, though one blogger has already posted it. The top 10 are:

1. Rory Cellan-Jones
2. Darren Waters
3. Iain Dale
4. Paul Bradshaw
5. Erik Huggers
6. Tom Coates
7. Ewan McIntosh
8. Stephen Fry
9. Nick Robinson
10. Neil McIntosh

NowPublic has produced similar lists for Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver.

In the words of NowPublic CEO Leonard Brody:

The UK Index is our first foray into analyzing the digital landscape outside of North America. Our neighbors across the pond have a history of early technology adoption and it’s clear that the utilization of leading US-based microblogging tools is no exception.

Are there other UK voices on the web that should be on this list?

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