How to find and follow WhatsApp Channels

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Find and follow people and organizations you care about on WhatsApp Channels to stay informed or learn something new.
  • Quick follow from list of channels: Open the list of channels by clicking
    plus
    > Find channels You can quickly follow a channel from the directory by clicking Follow next to the channel name.
  • Follow from channel: Open a channel you're interested in, and click the Follow button.
You can also follow channels from their channel info page.
When you follow a channel, you'll see updates like written notes, links to information, photos, or videos from them on the Channels page. To know when there's a new update, you can also choose to turn on notifications for a channel.

Find channels

Check out the list of channels available to you by:
  1. Clicking the Channels icon
  2. Clicking
    plus
    > Find channels.
Channels with a verified badge next to their name have been verified by WhatsApp as being authentic.
You can sort the list based on what interests you most:
  • Browse by category and filter channels by topic: Find a channel in a category you might be interested in. You can also sort channels by what is new, popular, or most active.
  • See channels from other countries/regions: See the list of channels available in other countries by changing your region. Next to the globe, click your country name and change regions.
  • Search for a channel: Click
    search
    to search through all channels available to you.
You can preview channel updates before you follow:
  • To see what type of updates a channel posts, click the channel name to preview the most recent updates.
  • Learn more about a channel by checking out their channel info page. Click on the channel name or click
    more options
    > Channel info.

How WhatsApp recommends channels

Our channel recommendations are based on things like:
  • Channel information, including content and popularity of the channel in your country. Channel popularity includes:
    • Number of followers
    • Reactions to channel content
    • Frequency of channel updates
    • Similarity of content (channel name, channel info and channel updates) among popular channels
  • Your general location information (e.g. country) and language preference.
Checking out recommended channels: See the channels recommended to you by scrolling to the bottom of the Channels page to view the Find channels section.
Searching for channels: Channels search results may be prioritized based on:
  • The frequency of channel updates and followers and viewers.
  • Similarity of content among channels in your country.
Note: When you search for channels, search queries are logged to improve the search and channels experience.

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