TGCleaner: fewer bots, honest stats

Five thousand subscribers, three hundred views per post. Sound familiar? Often the content is fine. The member list is full of deleted profiles, leftover bots from old promotion and accounts that have not logged in for years. TGCleaner sweeps that dead weight out of channels and groups 🧹

Why dead subscribers hurt

Inactive accounts never read posts, yet they count toward your total. That drags down your views-to-subscribers ratio, often called ERR, and makes the channel look weaker than it is.

If you sell ads, this costs real money. Advertisers judge reach and engagement, and a bloated list with a low ERR looks like bought followers even if you never bought any 📉

Groups have a second problem: spam bots that message members privately with ads. People get annoyed and leave. Regular cleanups cut that risk.

What gets removed

You pick the cleanup type before running it, so you can target one category at a time.

• Deleted accounts: the empty Deleted Account entries left after someone removes their profile.
• Bots: automated accounts, often from promotion services or spam waves.
• Fakes: suspicious profiles with no sign of a real person.
• Inactive users: members who have not been online for a long time.

Three steps to a cleaner list

1. Add the bot as an admin of your channel or group.
2. Choose the cleanup type you need.
3. Confirm with the Clean Group/Channel button and wait for the report.

Access requires subscribing to the bot's news channel. Use /help for a quick command guide.

Free tier and subscription

Cleanups are free for channels and groups with up to 500 members. Bigger communities need a subscription, and /subscribe shows the current terms and price 💳

Small chats can stay on the free tier forever. For a channel with tens of thousands of members, check the plan first and think about how often you will actually clean.

About admin rights

To remove members, the bot needs admin rights. That means access to your member list, and in groups also to messages. A few safety habits help ⚠️

• Grant the minimum. Banning users is enough for a cleanup. The bot does not need permission to add new admins.
• Revoke rights afterward if you do not need the bot running all the time.
• Go easy on the inactive filter. It can catch real people who simply read rarely. For a small, close community, stick to deleted accounts and bots.
• Expect a dip. A sudden drop in subscriber count after a cleanup is normal, and your stats settle within days.

Any channel that has been around for a while collects empty accounts. A cleanup every few months keeps your numbers honest and advertisers happy ✅