Channels like @hindustantimes
What Telegram recommends beside Hindustan Times- Official Channel, ranked by size and shown with the numbers Telegram leaves out.
Measured in week 38 of 2026, on 14 Sept 2026, from public Telegram data
Recommended alongside
| Channel | Name | Subscribers | 14 days | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 @THnewsupdates | The Hindu | 248,964 | -0.02% | News and current affairs |
 @moneycontrolcom | Moneycontrol | 236,882 | -0.46% | News and current affairs |
 @indianexpress | The Indian Express | 121,887 | -0.15% | News and current affairs |
 @livemint | Mint Business News - Official Channel | 113,246 | -0.37% | News and current affairs |
 @bsindiaofficial | Business Standard Official | 79,468 | -0.40% | News and current affairs |
 @PoliticsUntold | Politics UnTold | 24,725 | -0.33% | News and current affairs |
 @Hindustan | Hindustan- Hindi Official Channel | 19,666 | -0.41% | News and current affairs |
 @bharat_voice | Voice of india🛕🚩 | 8,202 | -0.17% | News and current affairs |
 @NewsClick | NewsClick | 3,476 | -0.49% | News and current affairs |
This list comes from Telegram's own recommendation graph. The subscriber counts, growth and topics are ours — Telegram shows the names and stops there.
The reverse
2 channels in the index have @hindustantimes in their own recommendation list. That direction is not something Telegram publishes — see the channel page for the full list.
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