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By Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From Reuters | Updated: 11 June 2022 10:03 IST

Telegram Paid Subscription Plan to Launch in June, Says Founder Pavel Durov

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Telegram and Signal have seen an increase in s recently
The will get a higher limit for chats
Telegram is likely to offer exclusive stickers and reactions

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Messaging app Telegram will launch a paid subscription plan for its s this month, founder Pavel Durov said on Friday.

s who will opt for Durov said in a blogpost.

"The only way to let our most demanding fans get more while keeping our existing features free is to make those raised limits a paid option," he said.

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The app, along with messaging tool Meta Platforms. Telegram currently has 500 million monthly active s and is one of the 10 most ed apps in the world, according to its website.

Durov said the move to offer a paid subscription was to ensure that Telegram remains funded primarily by its s and not rs.

A recent report noted that s ing the app are currently seeing the tagline—“Telegram will be free forever. No ads. No fees”. However, this could change shortly. In the latest update, code for an version of the Telegram app has been spotted online with a different tagline dropping the free slogan. The new strings indicate that the company is testing another way for the app to gain revenue.

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Noted developer Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) on Twitter suggested that Telegram is changing the initial tagline of the app to launch its paid version soon. The new data strings shared by the developer include a new tagline "Telegram provides free unlimited cloud storage for chats and media." The screenshot also suggests that there are plans to show ads. The Telegram subscription is expected to unlock additional stickers as well.

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