Telegram
Telegram, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTelegram 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.
According to our data, Telegram is the second most popular instant messaging app on the web.
It has 26.7% of the instant messaging market share and is detected on 2.2% of all websites.
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Telegram is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Instant Messaging
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 26.7%
- Social Media
- Rank: 8
- Market share: 4.2%
🏆 Telegram Awards
- 🥇 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 Social Media category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Uzbekistan in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Denmark in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Afghanistan in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Armenia in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Moldova in the Instant Messaging category.
⚡ Sites Using Telegram
We have data on 73,576 websites that use the Telegram instant messaging app. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Telegram is rutube.ru.
| # | Website | 🔗 | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rutube | #108 | Russia | Russian | |
| 2 | emaktab_uz | #204 | Uzbekistan | Azerbaijani | |
| 3 | tradingview | #259 | English | ||
| 4 | drom | #277 | Russia | Russian | |
| 5 | IndiadotcomEnglish | #390 | India | English | |
| 6 | moneycontrolcom | #434 | India | English | |
| 7 | idnescz | #494 | Czech Republic | Czech | |
| 8 | varzesh3 | #552 | Iran | Persian | |
| 9 | PromBuyerBot | #566 | Ukraine | Russian | |
| 10 | #596 | Russia | Russian | ||
| 11 | ixbt_official | #626 | Russia | Russian | |
| 12 | haberlercomresmi | #627 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 13 | championat | #650 | Russia | Russian | |
| 14 | #655 | Iran | Persian | ||
| 15 | anplays_bot | #671 | Netherlands | Russian | |
| 16 | bebooRuBot | #672 | Russia | Russian | |
| 17 | #689 | English | |||
| 18 | funpay_english | #730 | Czech Republic | English | |
| 19 | rokna_news | #787 | Turkey | Persian | |
| 20 | clickpetroleoegas | #810 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Telegram:
- are located in Russia
- have content in Russian
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Telegram are from Russia, Iran, and Ukraine.
- Russia 31.4%
- Iran 9.6%
- Ukraine 9.1%
- Thailand 8.5%
- United States 3.9%
- Italy 2.8%
- India 2.5%
- Germany 2.3%
- Belarus 2.2%
- Other 27.7%
Most Telegram users speak Russian, English, or Persian.
- Russian 35.4%
- English 27.8%
- Persian 12.7%
- Ukrainian 6%
- Spanish 3%
- Italian 2.6%
- Indonesian 1.6%
- Arabic 1.4%
- Portuguese 1.4%
- Other 8.1%
The Telegram instant messaging app is especially popular on .com, .ru, and .ir top-level domains.
- .com 34.4%
- .ru 22.8%
- .ir 5%
- .org 4.1%
- .net 3.3%
- .com.ua 3.1%
- .ua 2.4%
- .by 1.8%
- .it 1.8%
- Other 21.3%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Telegram include business, general news, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 13.2%
- General News 9.2%
- Marketing/Merchandising 8.9%
- Blogs/Wiki 8%
- Education/Reference 7.4%
- Online Shopping 7.1%
- Internet Services 6.6%
- Entertainment 4%
- Finance/Banking 2.8%
- Other 32.8%
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What is the company behind Telegram?
Telegram is owned by Telegram FZ LLC, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Can I use Telegram for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses Telegram the most?
The majority of Telegram users are from Russia.
Who uses Telegram?
According to our data, Telegram is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as rutube.ru,
emaktab.uz, and
tradingview.com.
Do academic institutions use Telegram?
Yes. In total, we know of 6 academic websites in the United States that use Telegram.
How does Telegram stack up against its competitors?
Telegram is one of the most popular instant messaging apps, second only to 
WhatsApp.