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|Website=https://telegram.org/

|Description=Telegram is an instant messaging (IM) app created in 2013 by Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov.

}}[[wikipedia:Telegram_(software)|Telegram]] is an instant messaging (IM) app created in 2013 by Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov. The company was originally founded on the British Virgin Islands and has an LLC in Dubai since 2017.

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[[wikipedia:Telegram_(software)|Telegram]] is an instant messaging (IM) app created in 2013 by Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov. The company was originally founded on the British Virgin Islands and has an LLC in Dubai since 2017.

==Consumer impact summary==

=== User Privacy ===

===User Privacy===

Telegram does not sell user data to advertise to its clients, and only stores the data needed to moderate and keep its messaging client "secure and feature-rich" [https://telegram.org/privacy/eu?setln=en Telegram Privacy Policy] ~~, although most~~ messages are ~~stored in their servers~~ unless ~~you use "~~Secret Chats" (not on by default) and ~~they keep~~ user ~~phone numbers~~ and ~~IP addresses~~.

Telegram does not sell user data to advertise to its clients, and only stores the data needed to moderate and keep its messaging client "secure and feature-rich" [https://telegram.org/privacy/eu?setln=en Telegram Privacy Policy] .

The messages shared are not end to end encrypted, unless they are Secret Chats (not enabled by default) and these are not stored in their servers. Normal messages are not end to end encrypted, being instead encrypted from the user's device to the servers (client-server encryption). The latter are stored in Telegram's servers and can be shared with authorities, governments and/or accessed by anyone with potential access to the servers. This allows the messaging client to be accessed in multiple platforms on the same account.

This message client is cross-platform, and available in a vast amount of platforms, such as iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as being available as a web client and other custom clients.

=== Business Model ===

===Business Model===

Telegram makes its money, fundamentally, from a subscription service called [https://telegram.org/faq_premium Telegram Premium]. This an optional service that will allow you to have enjoy extra features that are pay walled behind this subscription, such as larger uploads, faster download speed and some premium stickers and emojis. No privacy related features are locked behind this subscription.

=== Market Control ===

===Market Control===

Telegram has a huge market in Russia, India and Brazil. In Russia, [https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ 51% of users use Telegram] and in India, [https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_deu_202402?missing=0&tgeditor=0&token=0&index=0&absolute=1&population=1&rows%5B0%5D=v0446_inte_brandsmessenger 48% of the population uses Telegram]. In the USA, only 9% uses this platform.

In a global view, Telegram is the [https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/ 4th most popular mobile messaging client as of 2024, with 950 million users], ahead of Snapchat and just behind Facebook Messenger.

Despite growing consistently in clients, [https://www.sganalytics.com/blog/is-telegram-banned-in-india/ Telegram now faces scrutiny in India and a potential ban], which would very negatively affect ~~it's~~ user numbers.

Despite growing consistently in clients, [https://www.sganalytics.com/blog/is-telegram-banned-in-india/ Telegram now faces scrutiny in India and a potential ban], which would very negatively affect its user numbers.

==Incidents==

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==See also==

* [[Instagram]]

*[[Instagram]]

* [[WhatsApp]]

*[[WhatsApp]]

* [[~~wikipedia:Signal_(software)|~~Signal]]

*[[Signal]]

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 |Website=https://telegram.org/
 |Description=Telegram is an instant messaging (IM) app created in 2013 by Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov.
-}}[[wikipedia:Telegram_(software)|Telegram]] is an instant messaging (IM) app created in 2013 by Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov. The company was originally founded on the British Virgin Islands and has an LLC in Dubai since 2017.
+|Logo=Telegram.png}}
+[[wikipedia:Telegram_(software)|Telegram]] is an instant messaging (IM) app created in 2013 by Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov. The company was originally founded on the British Virgin Islands and has an LLC in Dubai since 2017.
 ==Consumer impact summary==
-=== User Privacy ===
+===User Privacy===
-Telegram does not sell user data to advertise to its clients, and only stores the data needed to moderate and keep its messaging client "secure and feature-rich" [https://telegram.org/privacy/eu?setln=en Telegram Privacy Policy] , although most messages are stored in their servers unless you use "Secret Chats" (not on by default) and they keep user phone numbers and IP addresses.
+Telegram does not sell user data to advertise to its clients, and only stores the data needed to moderate and keep its messaging client "secure and feature-rich" [https://telegram.org/privacy/eu?setln=en Telegram Privacy Policy] .
+The messages shared are not end to end encrypted, unless they are Secret Chats (not enabled by default) and these are not stored in their servers. Normal messages are not end to end encrypted, being instead encrypted from the user's device to the servers (client-server encryption). The latter are stored in Telegram's servers and can be shared with authorities, governments and/or accessed by anyone with potential access to the servers. This allows the messaging client to be accessed in multiple platforms on the same account.
+This message client is cross-platform, and available in a vast amount of platforms, such as iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as being available as a web client and other custom clients.
-=== Business Model ===
+===Business Model===
 Telegram makes its money, fundamentally, from a subscription service called [https://telegram.org/faq_premium Telegram Premium]. This an optional service that will allow you to have enjoy extra features that are pay walled behind this subscription, such as larger uploads, faster download speed and some premium stickers and emojis. No privacy related features are locked behind this subscription.
-=== Market Control ===
+===Market Control===
 Telegram has a huge market in Russia, India and Brazil. In Russia, [https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ 51% of users use Telegram] and in India, [https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_deu_202402?missing=0&tgeditor=0&token=0&index=0&absolute=1&population=1&rows%5B0%5D=v0446_inte_brandsmessenger 48% of the population uses Telegram]. In the USA, only 9% uses this platform.
 In a global view, Telegram is the [https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/ 4th most popular mobile messaging client as of 2024, with 950 million users], ahead of Snapchat and just behind Facebook Messenger.
-Despite growing consistently in clients, [https://www.sganalytics.com/blog/is-telegram-banned-in-india/ Telegram now faces scrutiny in India and a potential ban], which would very negatively affect it's user numbers.
+Despite growing consistently in clients, [https://www.sganalytics.com/blog/is-telegram-banned-in-india/ Telegram now faces scrutiny in India and a potential ban], which would very negatively affect its user numbers.
 ==Incidents==
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 ==See also==
-* [[Instagram]]
+*[[Instagram]]
-* [[WhatsApp]]
+*[[WhatsApp]]
-* [[wikipedia:Signal_(software)|Signal]]
+*[[Signal]]
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