Channels like @iansintel
What Telegram recommends beside Ian's Intel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @smolinsanity | Cautious bull run enjoyers | 14,363 | -0.49% | Crypto and web3 |
 @shoalresearch | Shoal Research Hub | 12,383 | -0.07% | Crypto and web3 |
 @cryptomumbles | Crypto Mumbles | 9,450 | -0.16% | News and current affairs |
 @leviathan_news | Leviathan News | 9,395 | -0.16% | Crypto and web3 |
 @cookiesreads | Cookie Reads 🍪 | 9,101 | -0.27% | News and current affairs |
 @onecryptofeed | One Crypto Feed with Avalanche | 8,711 | -0.24% | Crypto and web3 |
 @degentradinghouse | degen trading | 7,531 | +0.44% | Crypto and web3 |
 @investingbeanstock | Investing Beanstock | 6,042 | -0.64% | Crypto and web3 |
 @BSCNewsAnn | BSCN Insider | 4,403 | +0.96% | Crypto and web3 |
 @itscorrekt | itscorrekt | 3,281 | -0.64% | Crypto and web3 |
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
1 channels in the index have @iansintel in their own recommendation list. That direction is not something Telegram publishes — see the channel page for the full list.
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