The messenger app Telegram had around five million paying users around the world as of January 2024, one million more than in the previous month. Telegram introduced a freemium model with paid subscriptions in June 2022.
Number of paying subscribers of Telegram worldwide from July 2022 to January 2024
(in millions)
*Estimates for the end of the month based on app revenue and subscription price.
Figures have been rounded.
The statistic has been compiled from two sources.
The estimates for July and August 2022 were obtained from Appfigures.
The figure for December 2022 was obtained from a TechCrunch article citing Pavel Durov, Telegram founder and CEO.
The figures for October 2023, December 2023 and January 2024 were obtained from Durov's Telegram posts.
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