How many subscribers does a normal WhatsApp channel have?
The median in our directory is 140 subscribers, and 46% of channels are below 100, so a recent channel with a few dozen followers is perfectly normal.
WhatsApp channel observatory
How many subscribers does a WhatsApp channel have?
Across the 553 WhatsApp channels we list, the typical channel has 140 subscribers: 46% are below 100 and only 11% pass 100,000. We also measure what people actually look for: 281,250 channel page views, 21% of them on Varios.
Updated on August 30, 2026. Recalculated automatically every six hours.
553
Channels listed
281,250
Page views recorded
Measured by us; median of 45 per channel
140
Median subscribers
Across 339 channels with data (61%)
67,691,422
Biggest in the directory
What people actually look for
Subscriber counts tell you how big a channel is; our page views tell you which one people want. This is the live figure: we count it every time someone opens a channel page, 281,250 views so far.
- 1IlloJuanInfluencers17,460 views
- 2Real Madrid C.F.Deportes6,477 views
- 3Stickers, Memes y Vídeos Varios5,818 views
- 4Ceciarmy / Contenido únicoInfluencers4,755 views
- 5FC BarcelonaDeportes3,519 views
- 6AuronPlayInfluencers3,175 views
- 7CabronaziHumor2,846 views
- 8BiyínInfluencers2,727 views
- 9Random memesVarios2,671 views
- 10WhatsAppVarios2,637 views
How subscribers are spread
There is no middle ground: most channels are tiny and a minority holds millions of followers. This is the spread across the 339 channels we have data for.
- Under 100 subscribers156 channels · 46%
- Between 100 and 1,00063 channels · 19%
- Between 1,000 and 10,00041 channels · 12%
- Between 10,000 and 100,00042 channels · 12%
- Over 100,00037 channels · 11%
Categories: what gets visited and how big they are
Ranked by the page views they get in our directory, which is what measures real interest. Categories with five channels or more are listed; the median subscriber count is only published when five channels carry that data, otherwise it shows a dash.
| Category | Views | Median | Channels | With data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varios | 59,10321% | 62 | 120 | 65 |
| Influencers | 57,66521% | 4,100 | 38 | 23 |
| Deportes | 27,12210% | 34,000 | 51 | 39 |
| Noticias | 24,8179% | 2,319 | 32 | 18 |
| Humor | 16,2886% | 57 | 47 | 31 |
| Tecnología | 16,0916% | 32 | 27 | 15 |
| Videos y películas | 15,8016% | 374 | 25 | 17 |
| Business | 11,7454% | 84 | 24 | 14 |
| Citas y frases | 10,9774% | 90 | 32 | 24 |
| Música | 10,8384% | 104 | 26 | 13 |
| Salud | 8,9853% | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| Ventas | 8,5453% | 21 | 23 | 8 |
| Juegos | 5,4242% | 55 | 21 | 14 |
| Economía y política | 2,1151% | 44,573 | 8 | 8 |
| Cocina | 1,9331% | — | 5 | 2 |
| Apuestas | 9200% | — | 5 | 4 |
| Viajes | 8980% | — | 8 | 3 |
| Educación | 3690% | 76 | 28 | 21 |
| Arte y fotografía | 3090% | 53 | 13 | 10 |
New channels per month
Listings added over the last twelve months. It measures our publishing pace, not the whole WhatsApp ecosystem.
- Sep 2511
- Oct 2518
- Nov 256
- Dec 2513
- Jan 266
- Feb 269
- Mar 2626
- Apr 2626
- May 2620
- Jun 2654
- Jul 2670
- Aug 2698
Most followed channels in the directory
Ranked by the subscriber count each channel had when the data was recorded.
- 1Real Madrid C.F.Deportes67,691,422
- 2FC BarcelonaDeportes53,220,555
- 3NetflixVideos y películas28,825,000
- 4FIFA World CupDeportes13,000,000
- 5AuronPlayInfluencers7,931,620
- 6ShakiraInfluencers5,634,884
- 7Call of DutyJuegos3,779,926
- 8@UFCEspanolDeportes3,245,035
- 9Comedia con Nachter 💃Humor2,631,560
- 10MarcaDeportes2,074,758
Methodology
- The directory holds 553 WhatsApp channels published on canaleswpp.com; channels deleted by their admin are excluded.
- Page views are counted by us: they are the openings of each channel page on canaleswpp.com since it was published, 281,250 in total. This is the live figure on this page, and it measures interest, not size.
- Subscriber counts are published by the channel itself and captured when it is listed: 339 channels (61%) have one, and it is not refreshed automatically, so these are figures from listing time.
- We use the median, not the average: a single channel with 67,691,422 subscribers would drag any average.
- A category appears in the table with five channels or more; its median subscriber count only with five channels carrying that data.
- Everything comes from our own database and is recalculated every six hours; none of it is taken from third parties.
Data licence: CC BY 4.0 — you may reuse and republish these figures, including commercially, as long as you credit canaleswpp.com as the source.
Frequently asked questions
Which WhatsApp channels get the most interest?
By page views in our directory, Varios is the most consulted category and takes 21% of the 281,250 views recorded. The ten most visited channels are listed on this page.
Which categories hold the biggest channels?
It varies enormously: there are two orders of magnitude between the category with the highest median and the smallest one. The table on this page has the detail and updates itself.
Where does this data come from?
From our own directory of 553 WhatsApp channels, not from a third-party study. Every figure is recomputed from the directory database.
Can I cite this data?
Yes. Cite canaleswpp.com and the update date (August 30, 2026), because the figures move as the directory grows.