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BotNews

@BotNews

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129,618subscribers

+240 since we began measuring on 5 August 2026

Risers and fallers across the register · movement among entries of 100,000–316,228.

Register entry

Telegram ID-1001004276399
TypeChannel
Username@BotNews
DescriptionThe official source for news about the Telegram Bot API. https://core.telegram.org/bots
Created1 December 2015measured — cross-checked against a third-party dataset (ext.tg_channel)
First recorded6 August 2026
Last confirmed live12 August 2026
Measurements held9
Confirmed unchanged1 time, most recently 12 August 2026
On Telegramt.me/BotNews

Topic

Technology — a classification, not a measurement. An on-box language model (Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-UD-Q6_K_XL, prompt version 1) read this channel’s own recent posts on 9 August 2026 and assigned it the closest of 31 fixed categories, at 100% confidence. This is a model’s judgement about what the channel is likely to be about, not a fact this register measured the way a subscriber count or a view count is measured — it can be revised on a later pass, and it carries no weight anywhere else on this page. How this classification works, and why it has no browse page of its own yet.

Growth

129,378129,625129,501.55 August 2026 — 129,378 subscribers6 August 2026 — 129,378 subscribers6 August 2026 — 129,414 subscribers7 August 2026 — 129,436 subscribers8 August 2026 — 129,462 subscribers9 August 2026 — 129,511 subscribers10 August 2026 — 129,566 subscribers11 August 2026 — 129,625 subscribers12 August 2026 — 129,618 subscribers129,6185 August 202612 August 2026
9 measurements spanning 7 days, net +240. Dots are measurements; the straight line between them is drawn to join them, not to claim we know the path taken in between — snapshots are recorded only when a count changes, so gaps mean “no change observed”, never “interpolated”. The vertical axis spans 129,341–129,662 and does not start at zero.
Measurement log — every subscribers count we have recorded
Measured (UTC)SubscribersChange
12 Aug 2026, 09:04129,618-7
11 Aug 2026, 10:03129,625+59
10 Aug 2026, 10:03129,566+55
9 Aug 2026, 09:11129,511+49
8 Aug 2026, 10:34129,462+26
7 Aug 2026, 09:51129,436+22
6 Aug 2026, 12:40129,414+36
6 Aug 2026, 01:32129,378no change
5 Aug 2026, 19:23129,378first reading

Engagement

20 posts held, back to 15 August 2024the reader has not yet reached the start of this channel’s public history, so older posts may sit further back, unread. Read across 17 pagesof Telegram’s post history, 20 posts per page.

ERR · 30 days
44.5%
avg views ÷ 129,618 subscribers
Avg views / post
57,700
1 post measured
Reaction rate
1.10%
reactions ÷ views · ER floor
Posts in window
1
of 20 held

ERR is average views per post over the last 30 days divided by subscribers, the definition TGStat uses, so this figure is comparable with the one you will see elsewhere. It falls structurally as a channel grows: a high ERR on a small channel and a low one on a large channel describe reach mathematics, not quality. We publish the figure and the sample it came from and pass no verdict on it.

ER is defined industry-wide as (forwards + reactions + comments) ÷ views— note the denominator is views, not subscribers. Telegram’s public web preview carries views and reactions but not forward or comment counts, so the reaction rate above is the reactions term only and is therefore a floor: the true ER for this channel is higher by an amount we have not measured and will not estimate.

What these figures were computed from
WindowRolling 30 days · latest post in window 14 July 2026
Posts held20 (15 August 202414 July 2026)
Views total57,700
Reactions total635
Forwards / commentsnot exposed by the public surface — not measured, not estimated
Readings taken12 Aug 2026, 18:17 UTC

Views are a single reading per post, taken at the time above. A post published in the last day or two is still accumulating views, which pulls the 30-day average down slightly. That is a property of the standard definition rather than a fault in it, so we keep the definition rather than “correcting” the number into something nobody can reproduce.

Precision. Telegram publishes view counts on its public widget in short form — 8.12K, 3.7M — so any reading at or above 1,000 reaches us rounded to three significant figures, and only counts below 1,000 are exact. Averages and rates derived from them are shown to the same precision rather than to the unit: a figure like 3,701,250 would assert digits nobody measured.

Reaction counts are published per emoji and rounded the same way, so a total below 1,000 is exact and a larger one is a sum that may carry a rounded component from each emoji above 1,000. Because it is a sum, it does not look rounded — read a large reaction total as three significant figures per contributing emoji rather than as the figure it prints.

What this channel posts

Photos
1
Videos
2
Links
100

Lifetime counters from Telegram’s own channel header, read 12 August 2026 — not the date at the top of this page, which is when the subscriber count was last read. Below Telegram’s rounding threshold, so these counts are exact.

Video runtime
32s
Average length
16s

Measured directly from 2 videos with a duration reading, out of the posts we hold for this channel — not this channel’s whole posting history, only the sample this register has actually read. An exact reading to the second, taken from the post itself rather than from Telegram’s own rounded chrome, so it carries no mark.

Reaction mix

11,933 reactions across 20 posts, in 3 distinct kinds. The most used accounts for 39.3% of them.

Every reaction kind recorded on the sample, most used first
ReactionCountShareShare, drawn
custom 53120166082547622564,68739.3%
custom 53098328922626542313,93032.9%
custom 54719818534454632563,31627.8%

Custom emoji. Every row above is a Telegram custom emoji, which the public preview renders as an element carrying only a numeric id — no character, and no image we can reach. The id is printed as-is rather than substituted with a look-alike glyph, because a stand-in would be our invention showing where a measurement should be. The counts beside them areTelegram’s.

No sentiment is inferred, and none should be read in. This table is ordered by count and by nothing else. Emoji do not carry stable meaning across languages or communities — 🙏 is thanks in one channel and mourning in another — so we publish which ones were pressed and how often, and pass no judgement on what an audience meant by them.

Precision. Telegram publishes reaction counts per emoji and short-forms each one — 4.34K, 1.2M — so any single kind at or above 1,000 reaches us at three significant figures, and only counts below 1,000 are exact. The shares above are ratios of those figures and carry the same error. This is also why the total here can differ slightly from a reaction total printed elsewhere on the page: both are sums of the same rounded parts, taken over samples with different edges.

Coverage. Reactions were read on 20 of the 20 sampled posts in this sample. Summed by Telegram’s own count on each post — not by adding up the per-emoji breakdown above — those same posts carry 11,933reactions in total: the kind of figure the paragraph above means by “a reaction total printed elsewhere on the page”.

Measured over the 20 most recent posts we hold, published 15 August 2024 to 14 July 2026, using the newest reading held for each. Telegram Stars are excluded: they are a payment, not a reaction, and they have their own section.

Recent posts

14 Jul 2026, 12:21 UTC≈57,700 views635 reactionsread 12 August 2026

Bot API 10.2 👻 Ephemeral Messages • Bots can now send ephemeral group messages that are visible only to a specific user – ideal for welcome messages, whispers, summaries and more. • Out of the box, ephemeral messages support most media types. • Bot commands can now be marked as ephemeral, letting users discretely reach out to bots in groups. • Bots can easily reply to ephemeral messages or delete them before they ex

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11 Jun 2026, 18:09 UTC≈103,000 views907 reactionsread 12 August 2026
Video

Bot API 10.1 📝 Markup Revolution This update introduces native text styling tools to enable richly formatted messages in any chat. Bots can now deliver highly structured content like business reports or media slideshows, while AI agents can seamlessly stream complex replies in real time. Supported formats include: • Multi-level headings, paragraphs and dividers. • Lists and task lists – with support for custom nu

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8 May 2026, 14:30 UTC≈111,000 views656 reactionsread 12 August 2026
Video

Bot API 10.0 Today's update reshapes how bots communicate on Telegram – unlocking cooperative multi-bot agentic flows, seamless integration in any chat, granular access controls and more. 🦀 Guest Mode and Agentic Flows • Introduced guest mode, allowing bots to easily participate in any chat without joining it. • Users can summon up to 3 guest bots per message – unlocking complex agentic flows in any chat. Guest bot

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6 Apr 2026, 19:42 UTC≈135,000 views1,003 reactionsread 12 August 2026

🦀 AI Agents and Bot-to-Bot Communication Historically, bot-to-bot interaction was restricted on Telegram to prevent infinite message loops. Starting today, in specific contexts, Bot-to-Bot communication is allowed – unlocking complex agentic flows and AI-powered use cases. Out of the box, this feature will work in groups and via business mode. To start using it, simply enable the Bot-to-Bot Communication Mode for

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3 Apr 2026, 15:40 UTC≈122,000 views564 reactionsread 12 August 2026

Bot API 9.6 🦀 Managed Bots • Manager bots are used to bootstrap and control other bots on behalf of their owners – easily orchestrating any number of AI agents, Business Accounts and custom tools. • Out of the box, manager bots can prompt users to create a bot in one tap and easily fetch their token to start piloting them. 📊 Poll Revolution • Polls now support multiple correct answers, re-issuing votes, hidden resu

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1 Mar 2026, 10:43 UTC≈139,000 views866 reactionsread 12 August 2026
Video

Bot API 9.5 🗓 Date and Time Formatting • Introduced date and time formatting, allowing bots to show a formatted date and time to the user. • Out-of-the-box support for relative times, localized weekdays and more. 👑 Custom Member Tags • Introduced support for custom group member tags. • Bots can now detect member tags, assign them, or allow admins to manage them. 📝 Message Streaming • With today's update, every bot

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9 Feb 2026, 14:22 UTC≈145,000 views1,272 reactionsread 12 August 2026
Video

Bot API 9.4 🎨 Custom Emoji and Buttons • Bots can now use custom emoji in outgoing messages if their owner has Telegram Premium. • Keyboard and inline buttons now support background colors and custom emoji. 💬 Private Chat Topics • Bots can now create new topics in 1-on-1 chats. • Via the BotFather Mini App, bot owners can also prevent users from creating or deleting topics. 🤖 Profile Info • Bots can now set and re

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31 Dec 2025, 11:20 UTC≈159,000 views1,263 reactionsread 12 August 2026
Video

Bot API 9.3 💪 AI Revolution This release comes with new tools and native interfaces to easily integrate modern LLMs and AI features. • Introduced topics in 1-on-1 chats, letting users organize bot chats into easily accessible threads. • Topics in private chats support all send and forward methods, including chat actions. • Out of the box, bots can edit or delete private chat topics, manage pinned messages and more.

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15 Aug 2025, 21:13 UTC≈218,000 views2,149 reactionsread 12 August 2026

Bot API 9.2 📭 Direct Messages in Channels • Introduced Channel Direct Messages Chats, allowing bots to send and detect Direct Messages in channels they manage. • Bots can now identify direct messages chats and their parent channel. • Bots now additionally receive topic metadata for direct messages. ⭐️ Suggested Posts • Introduced full support for Suggested Posts in channels, unlocking granular automations via bots

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25 Jul 2025, 21:53 UTC≈197,000 views1,481 reactionsread 12 August 2026

🦾 Official @BotFather Mini App @BotFather now hosts a native mini app that developers can use to create new bots or manage existing ones in a streamlined interface. The previous flow remains unchanged – the mini app simply offers an alternative way to seamlessly access the same functionality. The mini app is especially useful on mobile devices – allowing you to easily access your bot token, toggle settings or edit

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4 Jul 2025, 23:02 UTC≈234,000 views340 reactionsread 12 August 2026

⚠️ Notice to Developers Due to a minor internal technical issue that occurred today from 18:10 to 19:35 UTC, certain bots may have been unable to reliably load the list of purchasable Telegram Gifts. We have promptly resolved the issue and apologize for any inconvenience caused.

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3 Jul 2025, 15:26 UTC≈200,000 views221 reactionsread 12 August 2026

Bot API 9.1 ☑️ Checklists • Introduced support for native checklists. • Out of the box, business bots can create and edit checklists. • Bots can now receive checklists and detect progress via service messages. 🎁 Gifts, Stars and More • Improved gifts with details on their last sale and transfer cooldown. • Bots can now easily check their Telegram Star balance. • Mini Apps can now hide the on-screen keyboard. • Unlo

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Showing the 12 most recent of 20 posts we hold for @BotNews. View and reaction counts are the latest single reading for each post, not a live figure, and a recent post is still accumulating both. A view count marked was rounded by Telegram before we ever saw it — t.me prints views in full below 1,000 and to three significant figures above, so ≈1,200,000 means somewhere between 1,150,000 and 1,249,999. Unmarked counts are exact. Text is reproduced from the public post preview and truncated for length.

Citation-graph rank

Citation-graph rank — 149 of 1,151,006entries in the measured graph. A weighted position computed from the forward and mention edges below — republished posts weigh more than named mentions — and recomputed periodically, over the whole graph. Published only as this ordinal position, never as a score: a position is a fact, and a score printed beside one channel’s name would read as a verdict this register does not make. The two counts beneath stay separate for the same reason mentions are never summed with forwards anywhere else on this page — a named-by count costs nothing to manufacture. The top 100 by this measure, or how it is computed.

Forward network

Built only from forwarded posts we have actually read, on both sides. Coverage is early and deliberately incomplete: a missing link means we have not read the post that would prove it, never that the relationship does not exist. Counts are distinct forwarded posts observed, so they only ever go up as we read more.

Mentions

Named by 67 registered channels — every channel on the register whose own posts have named this one, by its current username or any other username it currently holds, merged from two separately captured readings of the same fact so a namer caught by only one of them is not missed and a namer both caught is not counted twice. A username this channel has since dropped is not matched — that handle may belong to someone else now, and crediting today’s namer to yesterday’s owner would misattribute it. The 24 listed below are the most frequent namers; the rest are counted above but not each listed.

A mention is a weaker signal than a forward and is counted separately for that reason — naming a channel is not republishing it, and a handle in a post body is easy to place deliberately. The post counts beside each row below are distinct posts in which the handle appeared, from posts we have read on both sides — the “Named by N registered channels” figure above is a different count, of distinct NAMING CHANNELS rather than posts, and is not the sum of the rows under it.

Cite this entry

A live page changes as we take new readings, so a citation should name the measurement it is based on, not just the URL. The line below cites the subscriber count as measured 12 August 2026 — this entry's latest reading, not the date you are reading this.

“BotNews” (@BotNews), 129,618 subscribers as measured 12 August 2026. Telegram Register, tgregister.com/channel/BotNews.

Full measurement history, CC BY 4.0. Every reading this register holds for this entry, not just the latest one, as a dated, downloadable record: CSV · JSON. Free to use with attribution to tgregister.com. Each file carries its own generation timestamp, which is the figure to cite for exactly when the data was retrieved.