The messenger app Telegram saw a steady increase in downloads in recent years. In 2023, Telegram was installed nearly 409.5 million times by users worldwide, which was seven percent more than in the previous year. A sharp increase in downloads was recorded in 2020. Even though Telegram was blocked in Russia between April 2018 and June 2020, it was still widely used in the country during that period.
Number of downloads of Telegram worldwide from 2015 to 2023
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AppMagic. (April 3, 2024). Number of downloads of Telegram worldwide from 2015 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343480/telegram-downloads-worldwide/
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