BotFather is listed under Dev Tools in the gramnews catalogue. In the project's own words: “BotFather serves as the central hub for managing your Telegram bots. Whether you're a developer or a user, BotFather streamlines the process of creating, configuring, and overseeing your bot accounts”.

How many people use BotFather?

BotFather has 7,525,848 monthly active users. That is down 13% over the past month, from 8,645,196. The figure is Telegram's own, published on the @botfather page, last read on October 20, 2026.

When did BotFather have the most users?

Its all-time high was 10,180,487 monthly active users on April 22, 2026. It is 26% below that today.

How do I contact BotFather support?

The project publishes no dedicated support address. Its official points of contact are the @botfather bot and the @memhash chat — in Telegram bots, questions usually go through the in-bot help menu.

Does BotFather have a community chat?

Yes — the discussion happens in the @memhash chat on Telegram.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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BotFather

BotFather is the one bot to rule them all.

Open App Telegram Bot Telegram Chat X (Twitter)

Monthly Active Users

since #MTONGA

Reach

594.2K

Telegram@memhash459.5Kfollowers
X@memhash_app134.7Kfollowers

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What you can see in the Telegram Mini App

BotFather is the one bot to rule them all. Use it to create new bot accounts and manage your existing bots.

BotFather’s latest news across all media

💬 my.telegram.org обновили Недавно в чатах подметили, что личный кабинет Telegram, my.telegram.org, обновили. Опытных…Oct 19, 2026
BotFather вроде он говориоOct 18, 2026
я не создатель бота и в botfather не лезу. У меня он отвечает, попробуй /start или перезапустиOct 17, 2026
А почему он мне только отвечает а вам нет? Может что-то в botfather надо поменятьOct 17, 2026
Не знаю, Я делал в botfatherOct 17, 2026
Для чего телеграму лента рекомендаций Нам только, что дали доступ к Serverless (подать заявку можно через @botfather),…Oct 15, 2026
hi! is there any channel for developers of bots with botfather? 👀 im trying to have a bot, which would print a hello…Oct 10, 2026
✈️ Telegram has launched hosting for Mini Apps on the domain tgcloud.ai. This development expands the serverless…Oct 6, 2026
✈️ Telegram запустил хостинг для Mini Apps на домене tgcloud.ai. Это развитие serverless-платформы, позволяющей…Oct 6, 2026
✈️ Mini Apps code has changed in production • The update introduces a new function handleBotFatherCommand in…Sep 29, 2026
✈️ Telegram web code has changed on staging • The change adds a new event listener for clicks on elements with class…Sep 29, 2026
✈️ При создании бота в @BotFather можно будет указать дополнительное имя — изменения на тестовом сервере. Пока что…Sep 27, 2026
❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ В BotFather 🤖 теперь можно встать в очередь на переезд своего бота на серверы Telegram — ещё один…Sep 15, 2026
✈️ Even more limits without Premium! 🔔 Telegram has expanded capabilities for non-Premium users: folder restrictions…Sep 12, 2026
✈️ Еще больше лимитов без Premium! 🔔 Telegram расширил возможности для пользователей без Premium: теперь ограничения на…Sep 12, 2026
Если не в курсе и у вас есть бот/боты, можно зайти через @botfather, нажать на одного из, потом раздел serverless и…Sep 6, 2026
Telegram - Serverless 🏴 Если у вас есть бот и вы хотите держать его на сервере Telegram, можете подать Whitelist заявку…Sep 5, 2026
Already live: You can join the waitlist for Serverless. What it is: Telegram’s own backend for bots and Mini Apps. Your…Sep 3, 2026
Serverless (Beta) Now available in @botfather, you can apply for access. Telegram will notify you when access is…Aug 31, 2026
⚙️ Собираем в @fabrika кое-что очень крутое. ИИ-агенты, которые становятся полноценной частью Telegram: со своей…Aug 19, 2026
Bot API 10.2 👻 Ephemeral Messages • Bots can now send ephemeral group messages that are visible only to a specific user…Jul 14, 2026
Bot API 10.0 Today's update reshapes how bots communicate on Telegram – unlocking cooperative multi-bot agentic flows,…May 8, 2026
🦀 AI Agents and Bot-to-Bot Communication Historically, bot-to-bot interaction was restricted on Telegram to prevent…Apr 6, 2026
💎 TON AI Agent Hackathon is here! $20,000. Two tracks. Two weeks. Track 1: Agent Infrastructure ($10K) Build tooling…Mar 11, 2026
Bot API 9.4 🎨 Custom Emoji and Buttons • Bots can now use custom emoji in outgoing messages if their owner has Telegram…Feb 9, 2026

Questions & answers

What is BotFather?: BotFather is listed under Dev Tools in the gramnews catalogue. In the project's own words: “BotFather serves as the central hub for managing your Telegram bots. Whether you're a developer or a user, BotFather streamlines the process of creating, configuring, and overseeing your bot accounts”.
How many people use BotFather?: BotFather has 7,525,848 monthly active users. That is down 13% over the past month, from 8,645,196. The figure is Telegram's own, published on the @botfather page, last read on October 20, 2026.
When did BotFather have the most users?: Its all-time high was 10,180,487 monthly active users on April 22, 2026. It is 26% below that today.
How do I contact BotFather support?: The project publishes no dedicated support address. Its official points of contact are the @botfather bot and the @memhash chat — in Telegram bots, questions usually go through the in-bot help menu.@botfather
Does BotFather have a community chat?: Yes — the discussion happens in the @memhash chat on Telegram.@memhash