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Channels like @hackernewslive
What Telegram recommends beside Hacker News, ranked by size and shown with the numbers Telegram leaves out.
Measured 2026-W36 · 2026-08-31 · public Telegram data
2026-W36
Recommended alongside
| Channel | Name | Subscribers | Growth | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @linuxgram | Linuxgram 🐧 | 72,756 | — | Security and privacy |
| @vxunderground | vx-underground | 51,947 | — | Security and privacy |
| @hacker_news_feed | Hacker News | 29,470 | — | AI and machine learning |
| @programmer_humor | Programmer Humor | 21,465 | — | Security and privacy |
| @itsfoss_official | It's FOSS | 12,918 | — | Security and privacy |
| @shitposthumanism | Free Open Source Posthumanism | 11,896 | — | AI and machine learning |
| @linux_memes | Linux memes | 7,918 | — | Security and privacy |
| @gdevlibrary | /g/ Library | 4,303 | — | AI and machine learning |
| @r_linuxmemes | r/Linux memes | 2,741 | — | Security and privacy |
| @lobste_rs | Lobste.rs | 1,796 | — | Security and privacy |
This list comes from Telegram's own recommendation graph. The subscriber counts, growth and topics are ours — Telegram shows the names and stops there.
Inbound
The reverse
4 channels in the index have @hackernewslive in their own recommendation list. That direction is not something Telegram publishes — see the channel page for the full list.
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