How many users does Telegram have? (+ top countries)

Research highlights: Telegram has 800 million monthly active users (MAU) and has 5 million telegram premium subscribers.

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How many users does Telegram have?

• Telegram hit 800 million monthly active users (MAUs) in July 2023, which is up 14.29% from 700 million in November 2022
  
  
• There are 5 million people who have signed up for Telegram Premium
  
  
• The biggest growth for Telegram happened between April 2020 and April 2022, when the number of users doubled from 400 million to 800 million. That's a 100% increase in just two years
  
  
• Telegram's user base grew from 35 million in March 2014 to 800 million in July 2023. That's a 2185.71% increase over nine years
  
  
• Between March 2014 and December 2014, Telegram gained 80 million users, which is a 42.86% growth rate in just nine months
  
  
• Most of Telegram's users are men, with 57.5% identifying as male and 42.4% as female
  
  

What countries use telegram the most?

• India is ahead in Telegram app downloads with 104 million downloads, way more than any other country
  
  
• Russia comes in second with 34.4 million downloads, which is about a third of India's total
  
  
• Indonesia is the third biggest market with 27.2 million downloads

• The US is fourth with 26.9 million downloads

• Egypt leads in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with 14.9 million downloads, showing significant regional use.

What are the most subscribed to Telegram channels?

• The most popular channel on Telegram is @TelegramTips with 8.92 million subscribers
  
  
• The official @telegram channel is in second place with 6.32 million subscribers
  
  
• @ProxyMTProto and @zz_s5 are neck and neck for third and fourth place, with 6.11 million and 5.89 million subscribers, respectively
  
  
• @ip_a6 comes in fifth with 4.93 million subscribers
  
  
• The Russian-language channel Прямой эфир (Pryamoy Efir) has 4.64 million subscribers

What is the most popular Telegram channel category?

• News channels are the most popular on Telegram, with 85% of people following them
  
  
• Entertainment channels come in second, followed by 62% of users
  
  
• Educational channels attract 58% of users
  
  
• Political channels are followed by 50% of people
  
  
• Industry-specific news channels are popular with 48% of users

Out of 50 000+ respondents