Top Telegram is an independent directory of public Telegram channels and groups, published in English, French and Spanish. It works on one simple rule: nothing goes live until a person has opened it and read it.
Why this directory exists
Telegram is full of great channels, but finding them is still a chore. The lists doing the rounds are often out of date, packed with links that go nowhere, channels that have been emptied, or pages that redirect to something quite different from what they advertise. Many of them quietly push whoever paid to be at the top.
We wanted the opposite: a modest directory that is kept up to date, where every listing tells you plainly what you will find when you click, and where a channel’s position cannot be bought.
How we check channels
Every channel or group goes through the same steps before it appears in the directory:
- We open the link. We follow the t.me address ourselves to confirm it leads to the channel described, and that the channel is public and accessible.
- We read the latest posts. We make sure the channel is active, that its content matches the category and that it stays within our limits.
- We record the subscriber count. The figure is taken from Telegram and shown with the date it was checked. A number without a date does not tell you much.
- We write the listing. We describe the channel in our own words, in three languages, rather than pasting its self-promotion.
- We link directly. The listing points to the original t.me address, with no redirect, no link shortener and no affiliate tag.
The work does not stop once a channel is published. When a reader reports a dead link or a channel that has changed its nature, we check it and remove the listing if needed.
What we turn down, and why
We do not list piracy channels: they live off other people’s work and often vanish overnight. We refuse leaked private content, which exposes people who never agreed to it. We keep out paid signals and promises of profit, because that is where scams in finance and crypto thrive. Anything illegal is excluded, of course. The Casino & Poker and Adults categories are for adults only, and the latter is shown only after an age confirmation.
Independence and funding
No spot in the directory is for sale. There is no paid ranking, no sponsored placement and no affiliate link hidden behind a listing. Submitting a channel is free, and every channel is accepted or turned down on the same criteria. Top Telegram is not affiliated with Telegram or with any of the channels it lists.
Who writes these pages
The directory was started by Hugo Marchetti, its founder and editor in chief. Keenly interested in messaging apps and in keeping up with the news, he uses Telegram every day to follow the topics he cares about. He built Top Telegram after getting tired, one time too many, of link lists that promised a lot and led nowhere.
Hugo checks the channels and writes the listings in French. A small team of reviewers reads and adapts the English and Spanish versions, so that each listing reads naturally in its own language instead of sounding like a word for word translation.
Get in touch or submit a channel
Spotted a mistake in a listing, a link that no longer works or a channel that raises concerns? Write to us through the contact form. Run a public channel that meets our criteria? Submit it to the directory and we will open it with the same care as every other one.