Telegram Needs Only Few Paid Subscribers to Cover Costs 152w58 Says Founder Pavel Durov

Durov says this will herald a new, -centric era in the history of social media services. 4bp4a

By Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From Reuters | Updated: 22 June 2022 10:12 IST

Telegram Needs Only Few Paid Subscribers to Cover Costs, Says Founder Pavel Durov

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Highlights

Telegram service s will get a higher limit for chats
In India, Telegram is available on iPhone
Pricing of the subscription on Android is yet to be announced

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The Telegram messaging app, used by a wide range of Russian and Ukrainian officials during the war, only needs a small number of paid subscribers to cover its costs, founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday.

Telegram service s will get a higher limit for chats, media and file s, Durov said on June 10, noting that paid subscriptions would ensure the app remains funded primarily by s and not rs.

"The beauty of Telegram is that if just 2.5 percent to 3 percent of our s sign up for this subscription, Telegram will cover its costs, ed purely by its s," he said on Telegram on Tuesday.

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"This will herald a new, -centric era in the history of social media services."

Telegram and Meta Platforms. Telegram has 500 million monthly active s and is one of the 10 most ed apps in the world, according to its website.

Telegram — the paid subscription that brings additional features to the messaging app — has started rolling out to s. The tier enables s to access up to 4GB file s, faster s, and the ability to convert voice messages into text. Alongside the launch of the paid subscription, Telegram has introduced a list of improvements for all s on the platform, including the ones who are not purchasing the tier. The Dubai-based company has also announced that now it has over 700 million monthly active s.

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In India, Telegram is available at Rs. 469 a month on the iPhone. Pricing of the subscription on Android is yet to be announced. It is likely that the company would go with a country-wise phased approach.

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