Presence of regular contacts on Telegram 2021, by country

Published by A. Melkadze, May 26, 2023
Ukraine was the country with the highest share of Telegram users who had all their acquaintances registered in the app compared to Russia and Belarus as of 2021. Over a half of Telegram users in Belarus were connected with at least 80 percent of their regular contacts though that app.

What share of people with whom you regularly communicate in messengers is present on Telegram?

CharacteristicRussiaBelarusUkraine
20 percent 21% 13% 10%
40 percent 18% 12% 10%
60 percent 21% 19% 16%
80 percent 29% 39% 38%
100 percent 11% 17% 26%
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June 2021

Region

Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

70,000 respondents*

Special properties

Telegram users

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Total survey sample. The statistic presents the replies of users from Russia (60 percent), Belarus (17 percent) and Ukraine (13 percent).

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