
Gleb Nikitin consolidated his leading position in Telegram's July rankings.
11 August 2025 17:25
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PoliticsGovernor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Gleb Nikitin was among the most mentioned regional heads of Russia on Telegram based on July results. According to the latest study "Telegram Index," prepared by the analytical center "G.U.R.U." together with the agency "TeleStream," he ranked 12th in the nationwide rating and was first among governors of the Volga Federal District.
The study took into account both the number of mentions in Russian-language Telegram channels and the activity of politicians' personal accounts. In July Gleb Nikitin was mentioned 14,768 times. The main news event was his speech in the Legislative Assembly, where he presented a report on the regional government's work for 2024.
In the report the governor emphasized positive economic changes: growth of the gross regional product by 3.3% — twice the national average — and an increase in investment activity. He also touched on temporary internet outages caused by drone attacks and announced plans to expand the network of free Wi‑Fi hotspots.
In addition, Telegram users actively discussed the dispatch of more than 65 tons of humanitarian aid from Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhia, Kursk and Belgorod regions. An emotional response was also caused by the governor's personal statement about assisting the family of a serviceman who had been victimized by fraudsters. Nikitin ordered that the necessary assistance be provided to them.
Among other notable events of the month was the completion of the first phase of construction of the international IT campus "Neimark" in Nizhny Novgorod.
Gleb Nikitin's personal Telegram channel also showed growth: in July it gained 1,744 subscribers and took 32nd place in the federal ranking of governors' accounts. Among the major Telegram resources that actively mentioned Nikitin were "Ran'she vsekh. Nu pochti", RIA Novosti, RT na russkom, "Operativnye svodki" and "SILOVIKI."
The governor was most often written about by regional channels: VOLGA.brief (42 mentions), "Nizhegorodskaya Pravda" (27), "Moy Nizhniy Novgorod" (24), "Nizhegorodskaya Strelka Z" (22) and RBC Nizhny Novgorod (21).
Earlier it was reported that Gleb Nikitin had entered the top 5 governors on Telegram based on June results.
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