BeIN Sports MENA tops the Middle East WhatsApp Channels ranking with 7.9M followers. Discover the August 2026 top 5, by Channels Me.

In the Middle East, sports and faith-based content lead WhatsApp Channels. beIN Sports MENA tops the ranking with 7.9 million followers, more than 60% above its nearest competitor — a clear reflection of the region’s strong football culture and beIN’s dominant broadcasting position.

Holy Quran Radio ranks second with 4.7 million followers, showing the continued strength of religious audio content as a distribution category on the platform. Al Ahly (3.3M) and beIN’s main channel (3.2M) follow closely, keeping football central to the regional top 5. Egyptian news outlet Youm7 (2.2M) closes out the ranking, the only general-news entrant in the list.

Compared to global and francophone rankings, the Middle East list is notably more concentrated by category — sport and religion — suggesting strong headroom for news, entertainment and brand channels to grow their WhatsApp presence in the region.

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