🆚 Signal vs. Telegram
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Telegram is much more popular than Signal.
- 🌍 Telegram is more popular in all countries.
- ⭐ Signal is particularly popular in Germany.
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About
Signal is an open-source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls.
Telegram is a cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy.
It provides voice and video calls, unlimited cloud storage for regular chats and media across devices, end-to-end encryption for Secret Chats, supports groups and channels with up to 200,000 members, and allows bots and mini-apps to extend functionality.
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- 🔥 14th most popular in Germany in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Iran in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Ukraine in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Belarus in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Uzbekistan in the Instant Messaging category.
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