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 | @starsovbot | 2,211,338 |
| 2 | @voiceshazambot | 1,863,801 |
| 3 | @tribute | 1,853,778 |
| 4 | @subscribeappbot | 1,607,204 |
| 5 | @rubup | 1,421,756 |
| 6 | @starsov | 1,024,852 |
| 7 | @true_prison_bot | 198,068 |
| 8 | @megadrivepdf_bot | 77,152 |
| 9 | @GununHaberleriBot | 63,298 |
| 10 | @gununhaberleribot | 63,298 |
| 11 | @birdsempirebot | 56,273 |
| 12 | @vrent888bot | 50,428 |
| 13 | @aighosttrade_bot | 48,756 |
| 14 | @pocketfi_bot | 42,134 |
| 15 | @wishboxbot | 33,307 |
| 16 | @mediamanisadira_bot | 31,723 |
| 17 | @characteraiibot | 28,873 |
| 18 | @dispacciooggibot | 28,244 |
| 19 | @lunamate_ai_bot | 24,998 |
| 20 | @getbonusappbot | 14,530 |
| 21 | @muslim_vegukin_bot | 13,463 |
| 22 | @ads_ton_bot | 11,699 |
| 23 | @cati_aibot | 9,899 |
| 24 | @dallaspay_robot | 1,958 |
| 25 | @dejendogbot | 1,934 |
| 26 | @omutchan_bot | 1,325 |
| 27 | @stickers_tools_bot | 1,254 |
| 28 | @pronetworkersbot | 558 |
| 29 | @scroo_g_bot | 164 |
| 30 | @nucleusgalactic_bot | 90 |
FAQ
Which News Telegram mini-apps have the largest audience?
The top-ranked News Telegram mini-app currently tracked by Telegram Ads Spy is @starsovbot with 2,211,338 active users. Top 3 by monthly active users: @starsovbot, @voiceshazambot, @tribute. 30 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.