Channels like @whale_alert_io
What Telegram recommends beside Whale Alert, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 @cointelegraph | Cointelegraph | 335,236 | -0.64% | Crypto and web3 |
 @next10xgem1 | Binance Spot & FutuRes Signals 🐋 | 330,735 | -1.04% | Crypto and web3 |
 @thecryptoexpress | The Crypto Express | 259,010 | -1.27% | Crypto and web3 |
 @whalebotalerts | WhaleBot Alerts 🐳 | 144,748 | -0.37% | Crypto and web3 |
 @unfolded | unfolded. | 117,813 | -0.25% | Crypto and web3 |
 @CryptoCapoTG | CryptoCapo TG | 116,122 | -0.31% | Crypto and web3 |
 @cryptoquant_alert | CryptoQuant Alert | 71,070 | -0.37% | Crypto and web3 |
 @WhaleSniper | Whale Sniper | 60,280 | -0.34% | Crypto and web3 |
 @cryptoquant_official | CryptoQuant | 55,739 | -0.28% | Crypto and web3 |
 @cointrendz_whalehunter | Whale Hunter | CoinTrendz.com | 24,221 | -0.16% | 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
3 channels in the index have @whale_alert_io in their own recommendation list. That direction is not something Telegram publishes — see the channel page for the full list.
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