Mini apps · News
Top News mini-apps on Telegram
Bots in the News niche running main-app mini-apps, ranked by approximate active users. Cross-link to all niches via the parent leaderboard.
| # | Bot | Active users |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | @starsov | 3,736,728 |
| 2 | @rubup | 2,930,743 |
| 3 | @starsovbot | 2,211,338 |
| 4 | @voiceshazambot | 1,966,191 |
| 5 | @tribute | 1,864,110 |
| 6 | @subscribeappbot | 1,607,204 |
| 7 | @randombeast | 1,559,819 |
| 8 | @tonads_bot | 780,861 |
| 9 | @chickenlandbot | 74,153 |
| 10 | @wishboxbot | 33,307 |
| 11 | @mediamanisadira_bot | 28,294 |
| 12 | @gooolscorebot | 15,134 |
| 13 | @getbonusappbot | 14,530 |
| 14 | @arcanum_robot | 13,964 |
| 15 | @vrent888bot | 12,343 |
| 16 | @pktzhkzvvgcb_robot | 12,105 |
| 17 | @ads_ton_bot | 11,699 |
| 18 | @doomsdaytyrannybot | 11,153 |
| 19 | @cati_aibot | 9,899 |
| 20 | @dallaspay_robot | 2,073 |
| 21 | @dejendogbot | 1,764 |
| 22 | @sorapaybot | 1,389 |
| 23 | @dialogmanbot | 747 |
| 24 | @quazar_vpnbot | 231 |
| 25 | @expected_valuebot | 127 |
FAQ
Which News Telegram mini-apps have the largest audience?
The top-ranked News Telegram mini-app currently tracked by Telegram Ads Spy is @starsov with 3,736,728 active users. Top 3 by monthly active users: @starsov, @rubup, @starsovbot. 25 total News mini-apps indexed in this niche. Ranking is by botActiveUsers (Telegram-reported MAU) with popularBotsRank as a secondary sort.
How does Telegram Ads Spy classify a Telegram mini-app into the News niche?
Bots with botHasMainApp=true and a non-null botNiche are eligible. The classifier runs the bot's public profile description, recent messages and category metadata through a regex-based niche detector — the same logic used for advertiser classification. Manual overrides for edge cases. See https://tgadsspy.com/info/niche for the full decision rules.
Can I access the News mini-apps leaderboard via API?
Yes — https://tgadsspy.com/api/v1/miniapps?niche=news returns this leaderboard as JSON; https://tgadsspy.com/api/v1/miniapps.csv?niche=news for flat CSV (10 columns: username, title, niche, mau, stars_level, popular_bots_rank, sponsored_enabled, avatar_url, last_enriched_at, profile_url). Researcher-friendly for academic mini-app ecosystem studies. CC-BY-4.0 license. X-Api-Key required for higher rate limits.