# Telegram boosts

What boosts unlock, who can give them and how a channel gets them.

https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/telegram-boosts

Updated 2026-10-01 · 2 min read

A boost is a vote for a channel or group from a subscriber with Telegram Premium. The more boosts, the higher the channel's level and the more it can do.

## Who can boost a channel

Subscribers with Telegram Premium. Every Premium subscription gives 4 boosts: they can go to one channel or be split among several. The easiest way to boost a channel is through its boost link.

## What boost levels unlock

- **Stories from the channel or group.** From level 1 a channel can post stories, and every next level adds one more story a day.
- **Looks and other features.** What each level unlocks, Telegram shows in the channel's boosts section.

## How a channel gets boosts

- **Ask subscribers with Premium.** The boost link is in the channel's boosts section — you can pin it in a post.
- **Give away Premium.** Premium subscriptions given away in Telegram's built-in giveaway bring the channel boosts — [how to run a giveaway in a channel](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/channel-giveaway).
- **Gift Premium to subscribers.** Every gifted Premium brings the channel boosts.

See also: [Telegram channel statistics](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/channel-statistics).

## A boost as a giveaway condition

In the Shiba Bank bot's giveaways you can require a boost of one of the giveaway's channels: the bot checks it on entry and once more when picking the winners. More: [a Stars giveaway in a channel](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/raffles).

## Where to get Telegram Premium

You can get Premium for yourself or gift it to a friend in the Shiba Bank bot — for 3, 6 or 12 months: [how to gift Telegram Premium](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/gift-telegram-premium).

[Buy Premium — Open the app](https://t.me/barboskich_stars_bot?startapp=site_ai_en_premium)

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a channel boost on Telegram?
A vote for a channel from a subscriber with Telegram Premium. Boosts raise the channel's level, and levels unlock new features — stories, for example.

### How many boosts does Telegram Premium give?
Every Premium subscription gives 4 boosts. They can go to one channel or be split among several.

### Can boosts be bought?
Boosts are not sold on their own: Telegram Premium subscriptions give them. A channel gets boosts when it gifts or gives away Premium to its subscribers.

### Why does a channel need boosts?
To post stories and unlock other looks. A boost can also be a giveaway condition.