*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 . The figure for December 2022 was obtained from a article citing Pavel Durov, Telegram founder and CEO. The figures for , and , , and were obtained from Durov's Telegram posts.
The messenger app Telegram had ** million paying users around the world as of December 2024, seven million more than in January of that year. Telegram introduced a freemium model with paid subscriptions in June 2022.
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