WhatsApp channel observatory

How many subscribers does a WhatsApp channel have?

Across the 645 WhatsApp channels we list, the typical channel has 93 subscribers: 51% are below 100 and only 9% pass 100,000. We also measure what people actually look for: 283,685 channel page views, 21% of them on Varios.

Updated on September 20, 2026. Recalculated automatically every six hours.

645

Channels listed

283,685

Page views recorded

Measured by us; median of 34 per channel

93

Median subscribers

Across 413 channels with data (64%)

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, 283,685 views so far.

  1. 1IlloJuanInfluencers17,629 views
  2. 2Real Madrid C.F.Deportes6,555 views
  3. 3Stickers, Memes y Vídeos Varios6,015 views
  4. 4Ceciarmy / Contenido únicoInfluencers4,767 views
  5. 5FC BarcelonaDeportes3,550 views
  6. 6AuronPlayInfluencers3,194 views
  7. 7CabronaziHumor2,859 views
  8. 8BiyínInfluencers2,747 views
  9. 9Random memesVarios2,696 views
  10. 10WhatsAppVarios2,648 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 413 channels we have data for.

  • Under 100 subscribers210 channels · 51%
  • Between 100 and 1,00075 channels · 18%
  • Between 1,000 and 10,00047 channels · 11%
  • Between 10,000 and 100,00043 channels · 10%
  • Over 100,00038 channels · 9%

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
Varios60,28221%5514687
Influencers58,11820%2,6104125
Deportes27,52410%27,0005442
Noticias25,0109%2,3193418
Humor16,5606%615536
Tecnología16,2156%433017
Videos y películas16,0916%3432719
Business11,8724%612818
Citas y frases11,1504%923628
Música9,1453%843016
Salud9,0263%21136
Ventas8,7413%193014
Juegos5,6392%452921
Economía y política2,1541%44,57388
Cocina1,9831%—52
Viajes9720%99137
Apuestas9470%—54
Educación5060%753526
Arte y fotografía3970%421612

New channels per month

Listings added over the last twelve months. It measures our publishing pace, not the whole WhatsApp ecosystem.

  • Oct 2518
  • Nov 255
  • Dec 2513
  • Jan 266
  • Feb 269
  • Mar 2626
  • Apr 2626
  • May 2620
  • Jun 2654
  • Jul 2670
  • Aug 26118
  • Sep 2674

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 645 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, 283,685 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: 413 channels (64%) 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

How many subscribers does a normal WhatsApp channel have?

The median in our directory is 93 subscribers, and 51% 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 283,685 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 645 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 (September 20, 2026), because the figures move as the directory grows.