WhatsApp channel observatory

How many subscribers does a WhatsApp channel have?

Across the 488 WhatsApp channels we list, the typical channel has 307 subscribers: 40% are below 100 and only 13% pass 100,000. We also measure what people actually look for: 276,972 channel page views, 21% of them on Varios.

Updated on August 10, 2026. Recalculated automatically every six hours.

488

Channels listed

276,972

Page views recorded

Measured by us; median of 71 per channel

307

Median subscribers

Across 282 channels with data (58%)

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, 276,972 views so far.

  1. 1IlloJuanInfluencers17,258 views
  2. 2Real Madrid C.F.Deportes6,431 views
  3. 3Stickers, Memes y Vídeos Varios5,612 views
  4. 4Ceciarmy / Contenido únicoInfluencers4,734 views
  5. 5FC BarcelonaDeportes3,494 views
  6. 6AuronPlayInfluencers3,154 views
  7. 7CabronaziHumor2,840 views
  8. 8BiyínInfluencers2,709 views
  9. 9Random memesVarios2,653 views
  10. 10WhatsAppVarios2,624 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 282 channels we have data for.

  • Under 100 subscribers112 channels · 40%
  • Between 100 and 1,00054 channels · 19%
  • Between 1,000 and 10,00039 channels · 14%
  • Between 10,000 and 100,00040 channels · 14%
  • Over 100,00037 channels · 13%

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.

CategoryViewsMedianChannelsWith data
Varios58,13221%12010752
Influencers57,10621%17,3953722
Deportes26,68310%35,5005038
Noticias24,5199%2,9583016
Humor16,0306%1223824
Tecnología15,9856%742211
Videos y películas15,5416%4472214
Business11,6414%862213
Citas y frases10,8074%932517
Música10,4854%1222512
Salud8,9423%28125
Ventas8,4093%23207
Juegos5,2832%891610
Economía y política2,0731%44,57388
Cocina1,8911%—52
Viajes8450%—83
Educación2350%762115
Arte y fotografía2060%18596

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 2633

Most followed channels in the directory

Ranked by the subscriber count each channel had when the data was recorded.

  1. 1Real Madrid C.F.Deportes67,691,422
  2. 2FC BarcelonaDeportes53,220,555
  3. 3NetflixVideos y películas28,825,000
  4. 4FIFA World CupDeportes13,000,000
  5. 5AuronPlayInfluencers7,931,620
  6. 6ShakiraInfluencers5,634,884
  7. 7Call of DutyJuegos3,779,926
  8. 8@UFCEspanolDeportes3,245,035
  9. 9Comedia con Nachter 💃Humor2,631,560
  10. 10MarcaDeportes2,074,758

Methodology

  • The directory holds 488 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, 276,972 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: 282 channels (58%) 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does a normal WhatsApp channel have?

The median in our directory is 307 subscribers, and 40% of channels are below 100, so a recent channel with a few dozen followers is perfectly normal.

Which WhatsApp channels get the most interest?

By page views in our directory, Varios is the most consulted category and takes 21% of the 276,972 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 488 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 10, 2026), because the figures move as the directory grows.