Digital Freedom Contest: Submissions

👏 We would like to thank each contestant for their input – you are all amazing! More than 1,000 links were submitted, already drawing over 67.2M views. That is the population of a large country – reached, thanks to you, with the idea of digital freedom.

🎬 We will open all submissions on contest.com in the coming days – watch for a separate announcement here. Judging is already underway; results are expected by the end of August.

❗ If you have not yet edited your video's caption on the external platform or updated your bio (on TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube or Snap) to include your @username or t.me/username, please do so immediately. This is the only way we can verify that you are the author of the submitted video.

🏆 Design Contest 2026, Round 2: Results

😲 90% of eligible winners from Round 1 decided to continue making Telegram better and suggested a bunch of meaningful improvements to further polish the apps.

🤲 Thank you all for your efforts – this steady pace and persistence are what set you apart, and it's what we value at Telegram. Keep going!

💡 Now meet the winners and their inventive ideas:

1st PLACE
🥇 Brave Flamingo | Open Channel – $2,300
🥇 Desert Bass | Open Channel – $2,200
🥇 Sexy Leopard | Open Channel – $2,100
🥇 Strict Crow | Open Channel – $2,000

2nd PLACE
🥈 Eager Duck | Open Channel – $1,500
🥈 Humble Cockroach | Open Channel – $1,300
🥈 Sunny Mink | Open Channel – $1,300
🥈 Caring Eagle | Open Channel – $1,300
🥈 Crazy Gnat | Open Channel – $1,200

3rd PLACE
🥉 Cuddly Turtle | Open Channel – $1,000
🥉 Noble Swallow | Open Channel – $1,000
🥉 Merry Bat | Open Channel – $900
🥉 Shiny Fish | Open Channel – $900
🥉 Mighty Crab | Open Channel – $900

4th PLACE
🎖 Nimble Kitten | Open Channel – $700
🎖 Gifted Puma | Open Channel – $700
🎖 Nimble Sheep | Open Channel – $400
🎖 Mighty Falcon | Open Channel – $300

Congratulations to the winners! Stay tuned for more contests and have a great week ahead!

🏆 Digital Freedom Contest: Results

🍆 Our judges have completed their evaluation and are pleased to confirm that the entire prize pool of $200,000 has been distributed.

🫠 With several hundred winners, we are now completing the technical formalities and will update you in this channel and on contest.com within the next few days.

💸 Stay tuned for updates, and congratulations to all the winners.