Every channel on TGPlug starts from its own public Telegram metadata — channel name, handle/username, description, and current subscriber count — read directly from Telegram’s public channel pages. We only index public channels; private or invite-only channels are never scraped.

A background worker takes a daily snapshot of each indexed channel’s subscriber count and stores it with a timestamp. This is what makes growth measurement possible: instead of a single point-in-time number, we build a real history for every channel, one snapshot at a time.

7-day and 30-day growth percentages are calculated directly from snapshot history — never estimated. A channel only shows a 7D or 30D figure once it has enough consecutive daily snapshots to calculate that window honestly. This means two channels indexed on different dates will show growth data at different times, and that’s intentional.

Each channel is classified into one of four verticals — Sports Betting, Casino, Crypto, or Prediction Markets — based on its name, handle, and description. Channels we can’t confidently classify are tagged as general rather than forced into a vertical that doesn’t fit. Country and language tags use the same evidence-based approach: we only tag a signal (like a country or language) when the channel’s own metadata supports it.

When you see “Building History” instead of a number anywhere on TGPlug, it means exactly what it says: that metric requires more accumulated data than currently exists for that specific channel. It is never a placeholder for a hidden or estimated value — it’s an honest “not enough data yet” state. As daily snapshots accumulate, “Building History” is automatically replaced by the real, calculated figure. We chose this over silently displaying “0%” or a guessed number, because a fabricated zero looks like a fact and a “Building…” state doesn’t.

Subscriber and growth data refreshes on a daily cycle. Rankings and comparisons are recalculated as new snapshots land, so a channel’s position can shift day to day as real subscriber movement happens — not on a fixed schedule disconnected from the underlying data.

A channel being indexed on TGPlug is not an endorsement, a quality guarantee, or a verification of that channel’s operator, content, or claims — it means we track its public metadata and subscriber history. Always do your own research before acting on tips, predictions, or offers from any channel, particularly around betting, casino, or crypto content.