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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 > 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:
- Clicking the Channels icon
- Clicking > 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 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 > 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.