As of March 2025, Telegram has over 1 billion monthly active users and is the third most popular messenger in the world. Let’s take a look at the actual stats.
Number of active users per month
Telegram messenger has crossed the mark of 1 billion active users per month and came in 7th place among social networks. This represents 12.4% of the world’s population and 19.99% of social network users.
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Number of Telegram downloads
With 447.77 million downloads in 2024, Telegram became the sixth most downloaded app in the world.
Telegram downloads worldwide in 2015-2024.
The Telegram messenger has seen a steady growth in downloads. A sharp jump was recorded in 2020, due to WhatsApp’s privacy policy update. The total increase over 10 years was about 11.7 times, which emphasizes the successful expansion of Telegram’s user base.
Telegram downloads by country in 2024
India has become the leader in Telegram downloads in 2024 with over 100 million installations, ahead of Russia (38.4 million) and the US (38.2 million). Brazil leads in Latin America, while France and Germany lead in Europe. In India, Telegram is the fourth most popular social network after WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook.
Gender distribution of users
As of the third quarter of 2024, men made up the largest share of Telegram users globally at 57%.
Telegram Premium Subscribers
As of December 2024, Telegram messenger had 12 million Premium subscription users worldwide. This is three times more than in December 2023.
Telegram’s In-App Purchases (IAP) Revenue
Telegram’s global monthly in-app purchases revenue in 2022-2025.
Telegram messenger recorded a revenue of around $13.6 million from in-app purchases globally in January 2025. In June 2022, Telegram introduced the Telegram Premium subscription model, which provided users with additional features such as extended limits, large file downloads, and faster download speeds.
Telegram’s global IAP revenue in 2022-2024 by OS
The largest share of Telegram’s in-app revenue comes from iOS users. In 2024, Telegram’s revenue from IAP purchases on the Apple App Store totaled about $80.6 million, accounting for about 69 percent of the total. Android users’ revenue from Google Play Store purchases on Google Play Store topped $35.5 million in the same year.
Telegram’s IAP revenue by country in 2024
In 2024, Telegram received the most in-app purchase revenue from users from Russia, about $27.6 million. Paying users from the U.S. and Ukraine were the second and third in highest revenues – $23.6 million and $12 million, respectively.
