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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.

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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.

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===Business Model===

Telegram offers 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. This subscription also includes minor privacy features such as the ability to hide one's "last seen" time and online status unilaterally (i. e. from those that do not hide it from them).

Telegram offers a subscription service called [https://telegram.org/faq_premium Telegram Premium]. This an optional service that will allow you to have extra features that are paywalled behind this subscription, such as larger uploads, faster download speeds and premium stickers and emojis. This subscription also includes minor privacy features such as the ability to hide one's "last seen" time and online status unilaterally (i. e. from those that do not hide it from them).

Telegram also operates an advertising platform [https://ads.telegram.org/ Telegram Ads] which displays sponsored messages in public channels that have 1000 or more subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telegram Ad Platform Explained |url=https://ads.telegram.org/getting-started |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251017014033/https://ads.telegram.org/getting-started |archive-date=17 Oct 2025 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Telegram Ads}}</ref>

===Market Control===

Telegram has a huge market in Russia, India and Brazil. In Russia, 51% of users use Telegram<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 Jun 2024 |title=The audience of Internet users, social networks, messengers and VPN services |url=https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704094202/https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ |archive-date=4 Jul 2024 |access-date=23 Aug 2025 |website=Levada-Center}}</ref> and in India, 48% of the population uses Telegram<ref>{{Cite web |title=Messenger usage by brand |url=https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_ind_202502?token=0&index=0&absolute=1&population=1&rows%5B0%5D=v0446_inte_brandsmessenger |website=Statista}}</ref>. In the USA, only 9% uses this platform.

Telegram has a huge market in Russia, India and Brazil. In Russia, 51% of users use Telegram<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 Jun 2024 |title=The audience of Internet users, social networks, messengers and VPN services |url=https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704094202/https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ |archive-date=4 Jul 2024 |access-date=23 Aug 2025 |website=Levada-Center}}</ref> and in India, 48% of the population uses Telegram<ref>{{Cite web |title=Messenger usage by brand |url=https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_ind_202502?token=0&index=0&absolute=1&population=1&rows%5B0%5D=v0446_inte_brandsmessenger |website=Statista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224105246/https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_ind_202502?token=0&index=0&absolute=1&population=1&rows%5B0%5D=v0446_inte_brandsmessenger |archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref>. In the USA, only 9% uses this platform.

In a global view, Telegram is the 4th most popular mobile messaging client as of 2024, with 950 million users<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ceci |first=Laura |date=21 Feb 2025 |title=Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of February 2025, based on number of monthly active users |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309170554/https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/ |archive-date=9 Mar 2025 |access-date=23 Aug 2025 |website=Statista}}</ref>, ahead of [[Snapchat]] and just behind [[Facebook Messenger]].

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==See also==

*[[Instagram]]

*[[WhatsApp]]

*[[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.
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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.
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 ===Business Model===
-Telegram offers 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. This subscription also includes minor privacy features such as the ability to hide one's "last seen" time and online status unilaterally (i. e. from those that do not hide it from them).
+Telegram offers a subscription service called [https://telegram.org/faq_premium Telegram Premium]. This an optional service that will allow you to have extra features that are paywalled behind this subscription, such as larger uploads, faster download speeds and premium stickers and emojis. This subscription also includes minor privacy features such as the ability to hide one's "last seen" time and online status unilaterally (i. e. from those that do not hide it from them).
 Telegram also operates an advertising platform [https://ads.telegram.org/ Telegram Ads] which displays sponsored messages in public channels that have 1000 or more subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telegram Ad Platform Explained |url=https://ads.telegram.org/getting-started |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251017014033/https://ads.telegram.org/getting-started |archive-date=17 Oct 2025 |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Telegram Ads}}</ref>
 ===Market Control===
-Telegram has a huge market in Russia, India and Brazil. In Russia, 51% of users use Telegram<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 Jun 2024 |title=The audience of Internet users, social networks, messengers and VPN services |url=https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704094202/https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ |archive-date=4 Jul 2024 |access-date=23 Aug 2025 |website=Levada-Center}}</ref> and in India, 48% of the population uses Telegram<ref>{{Cite web |title=Messenger usage by brand |url=https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_ind_202502?token=0&index=0&absolute=1&population=1&rows%5B0%5D=v0446_inte_brandsmessenger |website=Statista}}</ref>. In the USA, only 9% uses this platform.
+Telegram has a huge market in Russia, India and Brazil. In Russia, 51% of users use Telegram<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 Jun 2024 |title=The audience of Internet users, social networks, messengers and VPN services |url=https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704094202/https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/06/14/the-audience-of-internet-users-social-networks-messengers-and-vpn-services/ |archive-date=4 Jul 2024 |access-date=23 Aug 2025 |website=Levada-Center}}</ref> and in India, 48% of the population uses Telegram<ref>{{Cite web |title=Messenger usage by brand |url=https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_ind_202502?token=0&index=0&absolute=1&population=1&rows%5B0%5D=v0446_inte_brandsmessenger |website=Statista |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224105246/https://www.statista.com/global-consumer-survey/tool/10/gcs_ind_202502?token=0&index=0&absolute=1&population=1&rows%5B0%5D=v0446_inte_brandsmessenger |archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref>. In the USA, only 9% uses this platform.
 In a global view, Telegram is the 4th most popular mobile messaging client as of 2024, with 950 million users<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ceci |first=Laura |date=21 Feb 2025 |title=Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of February 2025, based on number of monthly active users |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309170554/https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/ |archive-date=9 Mar 2025 |access-date=23 Aug 2025 |website=Statista}}</ref>, ahead of [[Snapchat]] and just behind [[Facebook Messenger]].
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 ==See also==
-*[[Instagram]]
 *[[WhatsApp]]
 *[[Signal]]