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Best Telegram news channels (2026)
Updated: Oct 14, 2026
Many newsrooms now publish on Telegram first: headlines arrive as a push notification, with no algorithm deciding what you see. These are the largest news channels in our directory, grouped by language. A ✓ means Telegram itself has verified the channel.
English
| Channel | Subscribers | |
|---|---|---|
| The Straits Times | 269,884 | ✓ |
| The Hindu | 248,668 | ✓ |
| The New York Times | 188,188 | ✓ |
| Bloomberg | 185,395 | ✓ |
| The Indian Express | 121,758 | ✓ |
| The Washington Post | 56,956 | ✓ |
Turkish
| Channel | Subscribers | |
|---|---|---|
| BPT | 348,266 | ✓ |
| Buzz News Türkiye | 89,519 | |
| gdh | 50,255 |
Spanish and Portuguese
| Channel | Language | Subscribers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Últimas Noticias | Spanish | 89,820 | ✓ |
| CiberCuba | Spanish | 51,771 | ✓ |
| TN Todo Noticias | Spanish | 37,277 | ✓ |
| BBC News Brasil | Portuguese | 33,403 | ✓ |
| CNN Brasil | Portuguese | 24,665 |
Source: each channel's public t.me page, 14 October 2026. Counts on the listing pages are refreshed every day.
How we pick
- Only public channels with a real audience: at least 50,000 subscribers for English, 20,000 for other languages (10,000 for Turkish).
- We leave out channels that post graphic violence, state propaganda, gambling ads or "breaking news" copied from elsewhere without a source.
- Prefer the channel with the ✓ tick when two look alike: copycat channels often borrow a big outlet's name and logo.
See every listing in News on Telegram, or browse Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese news channels.
