Channels like @medmannews
What Telegram recommends beside Mediterranean Man, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 @Middle_East_Spectator | Middle East Spectator — MES | 403,806 | +2.78% | News and current affairs |
 @rnintel | Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸 | 172,953 | -1.26% | News and current affairs |
 @BellumActaNews | Bellum Acta - Intel, Urgent News and Archives ✝️ #FreeVenezuela | 114,659 | -0.29% | News and current affairs |
| @Intel_Republic12 | Intel Republic | 97,172 | -0.72% | News and current affairs |
 @GeoPWatch | Geopolitics Watch | 80,572 | -0.04% | News and current affairs |
 @LebUpdate | Lebanese News and Updates | 77,544 | -0.56% | News and current affairs |
 @myLordBebo | Lord Bebo & Friends | 72,843 | -0.23% | Security and privacy |
 @FotrosResistancee | Fotros Resistance | 69,034 | -0.31% | News and current affairs |
 @TheIslanderNews | The Islander | 61,822 | -0.11% | Security and privacy |
 @AssyriaNewsNetwork | Assyria News Network | 8,726 | -0.14% | 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
11 channels in the index have @medmannews in their own recommendation list. That direction is not something Telegram publishes — see the channel page for the full list.
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