Telegram boost: why channels ask for boosts
Boosts are votes that Telegram Premium subscribers give to a channel; enough of them unlock features such as stories and custom reactions. In October 2026, 3.1% of 86,682 active public channels asked readers for boosts in their last 100 posts, and 7.3% had posts with custom emoji reactions.
Telegram boost: how many channels ask for boosts
A boost request is a t.me/boost link or a “?boost” channel link in a post. 2,698 active channels posted one in their last 100 posts. The share hardly changes with size, which suggests boosts are a habit of certain communities rather than of big channels.
| Subscribers | Channels | Posted a boost link | Posts with custom emoji reactions | Ran a giveaway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10K | 3,305 | 2.5% | 4.6% | 14% |
| 10K–50K | 64,856 | 3.2% | 7.5% | 16.7% |
| 50K–100K | 10,296 | 2.9% | 6.8% | 18.6% |
| 100K–500K | 7,340 | 3.2% | 7.4% | 20.7% |
| 500K–1M | 513 | 2.7% | 8% | 28.5% |
| 1M+ | 372 | 4.6% | 8.1% | 29% |
Custom emoji reactions need a boosted channel and reactions from Premium users, so they are a second trace of Premium readers. They appear in 7.3% of channels overall, more often than boost links themselves.
How to boost a Telegram channel: which communities do it
| Language | Channels | Posted a boost link | Custom emoji reactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian | 33,351 | 5.3% | 15.1% |
| Uzbek | 2,894 | 2.4% | 4.5% |
| Ukrainian | 2,076 | 2.4% | 6.4% |
| English | 9,522 | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| German | 539 | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Spanish | 1,471 | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Arabic | 7,482 | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| Chinese | 3,444 | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Italian | 630 | 1.4% | 0.6% |
| Portuguese | 499 | 1.4% | 1% |
| Turkish | 361 | 1.4% | 8.3% |
| French | 682 | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| Amharic | 675 | 0.9% | 0.1% |
| Indonesian | 399 | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Persian | 9,486 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Burmese | 1,106 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Hindi | 531 | 0% | 0% |
| Topic | Channels | Posted a boost link | Received Stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 2,624 | 6.3% | 53.5% |
| Technology | 2,934 | 6.1% | 39% |
| Music | 1,104 | 5.7% | 54% |
| Food | 823 | 5% | 32.8% |
| Psychology | 565 | 5% | 37.3% |
| Blogs | 2,525 | 4.9% | 59.6% |
| Anime | 673 | 4.9% | 41% |
| Design | 457 | 4.8% | 32.2% |
| AI | 396 | 4.8% | 52.3% |
| Art | 712 | 4.5% | 43.8% |
Channels that ask for boosts: what else they do
| Signal | Channels asking for boosts | All active channels |
|---|---|---|
| Received Star reactions | 57.4% | 28.2% |
| Ran a giveaway | 33.2% | 17.3% |
| Ad-marked posts | 7.6% | 7.2% |
| Bot and mini app referral links | 16% | 10.1% |
| Median subscribers | 20,850 | 21,700 |
| Median post views, % of subscribers | 22.9% | 15.8% |
Channels that ask for boosts receive Stars more often than the average channel (57.4% against 28.2%): readers with Premium are also the readers most likely to pay. A boost request is cheap to make, and channels that use it are typically the ones already engaging their paying readers.
Are boost requests becoming more common?
| Month | Posts | Posts with a boost link |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 51,392 | 0.31% |
| Nov 2025 | 43,088 | 0.35% |
| Dec 2025 | 44,224 | 0.31% |
| Jan 2026 | 35,179 | 0.29% |
| Feb 2026 | 34,629 | 0.28% |
| Mar 2026 | 32,481 | 0.31% |
| Apr 2026 | 28,641 | 0.34% |
| May 2026 | 31,137 | 0.34% |
| Jun 2026 | 34,105 | 0.36% |
| Jul 2026 | 35,916 | 0.31% |
| Aug 2026 | 36,894 | 0.25% |
| Sep 2026 | 41,961 | 0.18% |
The panel is fixed: channels whose last 100 posts reach back to October 2025, so every month compares the same channels.
No. In the same channels, 0.31% of posts carried a boost link in Oct 2025 and 0.18% in Sep 2026. Boost requests are a steady, small habit, and lately a fading one.
Boosts are a growth and feature tool, not income: they unlock options that make a channel look and work better. The money from Premium readers arrives as Stars, see how to earn Telegram Stars, and through giveaways, see Telegram giveaway bots.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Telegram boost?
A boost is a vote from a Telegram Premium subscriber for a channel or group. Each boost level unlocks features for the channel, such as posting stories, custom emoji reactions, name colours and wallpapers. Boosts expire unless the subscriber keeps Premium.
How do I boost a Telegram channel?
Open the channel’s boost link or its profile, tap Boost and confirm. You need Telegram Premium; boosts can also be given through a Premium giveaway that the channel runs.
How do I get boosts for my Telegram channel?
Post your boost link to readers who have Premium, run a Premium giveaway (its winners boost the channel) or ask partner channels to share the link. Boosts bought from third-party sellers are not an official option.
Does boosting a Telegram channel cost money?
Boosting itself is free for a Premium subscriber, but Premium is a paid subscription. A channel that wants boosts quickly can pay for Premium giveaways, which give boosts for their duration.
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Sources and method
We read the last 100 public posts of 107,721 Telegram channels with at least 1,000 subscribers, collected from the web version of each channel between October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026. 86,682 of them posted within 30 days of collection and form the base of every share on this page. The window covers 9,008,552 posts; for the median channel it spans 54 days. Channels with fewer than 20 posts are left out.
Star reactions are the paid reactions shown under each post: the counter is the number of Stars readers sent, and Telegram credits those Stars to the channel. Dollar values use the creator payout rate of $0.013 per Star; they are estimates of the Stars’ payout value, not of anyone’s bank balance. Links are classified by domain and by Telegram link type (bots, mini apps, invite links, gift and boost links). Ad markers are text labels such as erid, #ad or #реклама; unlabelled ads are not counted. Topic and language are neural-network labels from our channel index; channel creation periods come from the numeric channel ID and are intervals, not dates.
Telegram rules and prices were checked on October 28, 2026: Telegram client configuration reference (core.telegram.org/api/config): stars_usd_withdraw_rate_x1000 = 1300, stars_usd_sell_rate_x1000 = 1410 and the Star limits; Telegram Content Creator Rewards terms (telegram.org/tos/content-creator-rewards); Telegram Terms of Service for Bot Developers (telegram.org/tos/bot-developers), section 6.2. We measure what public posts show. Private channels, deleted posts, Telegram’s own ad revenue, paid media inside unopened posts and private deals are not visible to us. All numbers are baked into this page from one snapshot; nothing is fetched when you open it.