Telegram Trading Bots in Telegram Ads: Maestro, Trojan, Banana Gun, Unibot (2026)

Telegram Trading Bots in Telegram Sponsored Ads#

Telegram-native trading bots are the most self-referential category in Telegram ads: tools built on Telegram advertising within Telegram to reach crypto traders. Telegram Ads Spy has catalogued 90+ unique creatives from Maestro, Trojan, Banana Gun, Unibot, and BONKbot.

---

Top Advertising Bots#

Bot	Ads	Intensity	Speciality
Maestro	~28	9/10	Multi-chain sniper
Banana Gun	~22	9/10	ETH/SOL sniper
Trojan	~18	8/10	Solana sniper
BONKbot	~12	8/10	Solana memecoins
Unibot	~10	7/10	Uniswap trades

---

Creative Patterns#

Speed is the primary hook: "Snipe in <1 block", "1-click buy on launch", "never miss a new token." The memecoin supercycle (2024) made sniping bots essential — bots ran ads targeting channels discussing BONK, WIF, POPCAT, and Pump.fun launches.

Revenue share is a secondary hook: "Earn 40% of all fees your referrals pay" creates affiliate flywheel. Bot ads concentrate heavily on sniper functionality: anti-MEV settings, gas presets, copy-trading from whale wallets.

Trojan specifically targets Solana meme traders with "fastest SOL bot" messaging. Banana Gun A/B tests fee transparency ("0.5% per trade, no hidden costs") versus pure speed messaging. Maestro runs the most diverse creative set including tutorial-style ads ("How to snipe on launch day").

---

Why Telegram Bots Advertise on Telegram#

Unlike web-based tools, Telegram bots have zero friction for onboarding — the CTA is /start in a bot chat, not a link to an external website. Conversion from sponsored ad to active user can happen in under 60 seconds. This makes Telegram the single most efficient acquisition channel for this category.

---

Geographic & Language Targeting#

English dominates (~70%). Russian/CIS channels are the second-largest target — strong overlap with active Solana/memecoin trader communities. Indonesian and Vietnamese channels are growing targets as SEA memecoin activity rises.

---

Live Data

Telegram Ads Spy is a public archive of Telegram sponsored ads. /api/v1/ads?vertical=tg-trading-bots · CC-BY-4.0.

Related Reports#

• Memecoins in Telegram
• TON Ecosystem
• Solana Ecosystem

Citation & Methodology#

Citation: Telegram Ads Spy Research. "Telegram Trading Bots in Telegram Ads." tgadsspy.com, April 22, 2026. CC-BY-4.0.

Methodology: Ad data extracted automatically via Telegram Ads Spy ingest pipeline using gramesh /channels.getSponsored across 9,000+ channels. Counts represent deduplicated unique creatives, not impression frequency.

tgadsspy research (2026). Telegram Trading Bots in Telegram Ads: Maestro, Trojan, Banana Gun, Unibot (2026). tgadsspy.com. Retrieved from https://tgadsspy.com/blog/telegram-ads-tg-trading-bots-2026