Telegram search global results change

Hן It seems that Telegram has changed the way the algorithm displays global search results. Until a year and a half ago, everything depended on the number of people or members in the channel, there were no group results at all, only channels. After that, channels were completely removed from the search results and their place was taken by groups, and what determined who would ne showing in the first places in the results were, 1. the number of members with premium users in the group, 2. interaction of group members with the content and posts. Then bots also entered the picture, which captured the titles of search results, and their relevance was based only on keywords. At another stage, we saw that groups with only one member would appear at the top of the search results for months, or bots that had just been created appeared in the first place in the search.
As of today, if you created a group or a bot, and you copy the group name, not the username (@.....) but the full group name, for example: (My Crypto Investment Group) into the search bar, it will not appear there and cannot be searched, except if you search by the username _@.... Only then will you find it in the global search. For some reason, quite a few others have found the reason why it works this way, and you will find drug dealer groups and bots in the search. The question is, what is really the reason for this? What is the trick to appearing in the global search at all? I would appreciate the answers. Thank you.

Absolutely right.

Telegram’s search algorithm has changed significantly recently. You can no longer get results by group name; only usernames return valid results. Factors like engagement rate, the number of Premium members, and keyword optimization by bots now heavily influence rankings. It seems aimed at fighting spam, but the system is still far from perfect.

I’m a professional developer in this field, and in automation systems that simulate natural user behavior, everything works flawlessly on the API side — no issues there.

What’s interesting is that while you might see certain results, I might not. It seems there’s a dynamic algorithm at play that behaves differently for different user groups, and honestly, it’s very difficult to explain how it works exactly.

Exactly, recently I searched for keywords that showed channels, not groups. Hopefully Telegram will soon change its algorithm so that groups are also shown to users.

I heard they are also increasing the premium cost. So its gonna effect more badly if it goes in effect. Telegram search has been really volatile lately.

You’re spot on. Telegram’s search algorithm now favors usernames over group names, and factors like engagement rate, Premium members, and bot keyword optimization influence rankings. It seems aimed at fighting spam, but it’s still imperfect. As a developer, everything works fine on the API side, but results can vary based on user group. I also heard Premium costs are rising, which could make things worse. Telegram search has been pretty volatile lately.