Dataset: 583,000 active public Telegram channels as of October 2026

TGMarket released an open dataset covering 583,378 active public Telegram channels and groups as of October 2026. The median channel has 3,367 subscribers, 512 channels exceed one million, and Russian leads by language with 193,621 channels.

• 583,378 active channels and groups, including 53,000 groups
• Median 3,367 subscribers; 512 channels have over a million
• Russian leads with 193,621 channels vs 87,472 English
• Channel creation peaked in 2022 with 114,000 new channels