About TG Channel
TG Channel is an independent analytics index of public Telegram channels. We read each channel’s public preview at t.me/s/<username> — the same page anyone can open in a browser — and turn it into rankings, growth history and engagement metrics.
How the index stays fresh
- Automatic refresh. Every channel is re-scanned on a schedule: every 6 hours for channels above 100K subscribers, every 12 hours above 10K, and daily for the rest.
- Automatic discovery. When a tracked channel forwards or links to another public channel, that channel is queued and indexed if it meets our minimum size. This is how the directory grows on its own.
- Community submissions. Paste any public channel into the search box and it’s analyzed on the spot, then tracked from then on.
- Manual refresh. The “Refresh” button on a channel page fetches new numbers immediately once the last scan is more than an hour old. Opening a channel that hasn’t been scanned for a day moves it to the front of the queue.
Metrics
- Subscribers
- The public subscriber count shown by Telegram at the time of the latest scan.
- Growth (24h / 7d / 30d)
- The difference between the latest scan and the most recent scan at least ~1, 7 or 30 days earlier. A dash means we don’t have enough history yet.
- Average views
- The mean view count of up to 20 recent posts, preferring posts older than 12 hours (fresh posts are still gathering views).
- View rate (ERR)
- Average views ÷ subscribers. It shows how much of the audience actually reads the channel.
- Posts per day
- Posting rate over the last 30 days, estimated from post IDs so busy channels aren’t under-counted.
- Avg reactions
- The mean total reactions on recent posts, for channels with reactions enabled.
- Posting schedule
- When the channel’s recent posts were published, by weekday and hour (UTC).
- Language & category
- Detected automatically from the channel’s name, description and posts. Anyone can suggest a better category.
Removals & corrections
Channel owners can request removal or a correction via the contact page. We only index public channels and never access private content.