🆚 Telegram vs. Zalo

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

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.

Zalo is a Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service.

It provides text messaging with images, voice and video calls, status posts, and file sharing, friend discovery by phone number or QR code, reminders and group chats, and integrates mobile payments via ZaloPay and business tools like Official Accounts and Mini Apps.

Headquarters

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️
Telegram PremiumVaries by country, $2.49-$4.99/month
Free version ✔️Basic
Advanced99,000 VND/month
Premium399,000 VND/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #2
Instant Messaging › Rank #9
Social Media › Rank #8

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Telegram instant messaging app is 10 times more popular than Zalo.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Telegram is more popular in Russia, Iran, and Ukraine, while Zalo is more popular in Vietnam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Burundi.
Russia
Vietnam
Iran
Ukraine
Thailand
United States
Italy
India
Germany
Belarus

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Telegram is more popular than Zalo in all market segments.
Business
General News
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Entertainment
Finance/Banking
Travel

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#277
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Rank
#1,339
#3,212
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See also

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