Self-destructing group chats on Desktop
Pavel Durov promised to add self-destructing group chats to the messenger.
It is important to note that the feature will appear not only on mobile platforms and macOS, but also on Windows and Linux.
Pavel Durov promised to add self-destructing group chats to the messenger.
It is important to note that the feature will appear not only on mobile platforms and macOS, but also on Windows and Linux.
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Share of users from Russia in Telegram 7%
Pavel Durov reported that Russia accounts for 4% of daily registrations and about 7% of monthly active Telegram users.
In India, the number of registrations is 8%, and the number of monthly users is 11%.
No other country on Telegram is superior to India. This is logical, given that India is the largest free country in terms of population, Durov added.
#statistics
Pavel Durov reported that Russia accounts for 4% of daily registrations and about 7% of monthly active Telegram users.
In India, the number of registrations is 8%, and the number of monthly users is 11%.
No other country on Telegram is superior to India. This is logical, given that India is the largest free country in terms of population, Durov added.
#statistics
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Another Trump channel.
Is it real?
At 20:53 Moscow time a channel with the address @trump_donaldv changed its username several times and now it is located at @Donald_trumpv.
The @tginfo team managed to take the @trump_donaldv username to their account, but within 5 minutes, without any warning, the Telegram team took this public name, switching the channel to private mode.
We can make an assumption the @trump_donaldv channel may be official, since Telegram protects its former username.
Now the @trump_donaldv channel has just almost 5 thousand subscribers. At the same time, the posts have a very few views, and the growth is not as rapid as one of the unofficial @trump channel, followed by over 310,000 users.
What is confusing: if the author of the channel changed the username, then why @tginfo editing staff was able to occupy it without waiting the reserved 15-30 minutes. We may assume someone asked for this username and it was released by Telegram team.
This is the second sign that the @trump_donaldv username might be owned by someone close to Trump.
Is it real?
At 20:53 Moscow time a channel with the address @trump_donaldv changed its username several times and now it is located at @Donald_trumpv.
The @tginfo team managed to take the @trump_donaldv username to their account, but within 5 minutes, without any warning, the Telegram team took this public name, switching the channel to private mode.
We can make an assumption the @trump_donaldv channel may be official, since Telegram protects its former username.
Now the @trump_donaldv channel has just almost 5 thousand subscribers. At the same time, the posts have a very few views, and the growth is not as rapid as one of the unofficial @trump channel, followed by over 310,000 users.
What is confusing: if the author of the channel changed the username, then why @tginfo editing staff was able to occupy it without waiting the reserved 15-30 minutes. We may assume someone asked for this username and it was released by Telegram team.
This is the second sign that the @trump_donaldv username might be owned by someone close to Trump.
Telegram strives for new heights
After the new rules on WhatsApp and the blocking of Trump on Twitter, the flight of users on Telegram intensified.
According to AppAnnie, as of January 9, in 43 countries, the Android version of the client is ranked first in downloads in the Communications category. And if earlier we usually showed the top on the less popular iOS, now Telegram has burst into a more massive segment - Android devices.
Basically, the messenger was in the top in Central and Latin America, post-Soviet countries, Africa and Asia.
#top Android
After the new rules on WhatsApp and the blocking of Trump on Twitter, the flight of users on Telegram intensified.
According to AppAnnie, as of January 9, in 43 countries, the Android version of the client is ranked first in downloads in the Communications category. And if earlier we usually showed the top on the less popular iOS, now Telegram has burst into a more massive segment - Android devices.
Basically, the messenger was in the top in Central and Latin America, post-Soviet countries, Africa and Asia.
#top Android
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Pavel Durov's answers to important questions
In recent days, Pavel Durov has been actively answering questions from users in his chat. We have collected all the important answers in one article:
- Advertising platform.
- Comparison of Telegram and Signal.
- The difference between regular and secret chats in Telegram.
- Backdoors in Android and iOS.
- Is Telegram afraid of blocking from Amazon.
- What device does Pavel Durov use?
tginfo.me/pavel-answer-en
In recent days, Pavel Durov has been actively answering questions from users in his chat. We have collected all the important answers in one article:
- Advertising platform.
- Comparison of Telegram and Signal.
- The difference between regular and secret chats in Telegram.
- Backdoors in Android and iOS.
- Is Telegram afraid of blocking from Amazon.
- What device does Pavel Durov use?
tginfo.me/pavel-answer-en
Telegram Info
Pavel Durov answered a number of questions in his chat
Pavel Durov from time to time answers users' questions in the comments. Today he collected the answers in one post, the most interesting is below. In-App 30 Second Video Ads One of the chat users wrote that he is ready to watch 30-second ads in the application…
Voice Call Recorder, Video Calls, Telegram Screen Sharing & New Super Fast Web Client
Pavel Durov gave another portion of insider information in his chat:
1. Voice call recording
Pavel Durov was asked: will the recording of voice chats, which recently appeared in Telegram, be implemented?
Command Works above this - I approved the design and architecture for this feature a week ago - Pavel answered.
2. Video calls and screen sharing
Will group video calls be in the next update?
— Yes, we are working support for video in voice chats. Hopefully finished by the next update. Voice chats will also receive screen sharing.
3. Telegram web client
— I hope that there will be a new web version in a few weeks. Ultra-fast (for a web application), minimalistic, but at the same time beautiful and feature-rich client.
No one web application can outperform native when it comes to speed, but it outperforms any other web communication tool in almost every way .
Pavel Durov gave another portion of insider information in his chat:
1. Voice call recording
Pavel Durov was asked: will the recording of voice chats, which recently appeared in Telegram, be implemented?
Command Works above this - I approved the design and architecture for this feature a week ago - Pavel answered.
2. Video calls and screen sharing
Will group video calls be in the next update?
— Yes, we are working support for video in voice chats. Hopefully finished by the next update. Voice chats will also receive screen sharing.
3. Telegram web client
— I hope that there will be a new web version in a few weeks. Ultra-fast (for a web application), minimalistic, but at the same time beautiful and feature-rich client.
No one web application can outperform native when it comes to speed, but it outperforms any other web communication tool in almost every way .
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🎉 500 million active Telegram users!
The number of active Telegram users has exceeded 500 million, Pavel Durov told about this.
In the last 72 hours alone, more than 25 million people from all over the world have registered on Telegram:
- 38% from Asia.
- 27% from Europe.
- 21% from Latin America.
- 8% MENA (Middle East & North Africa).
#statistics
The number of active Telegram users has exceeded 500 million, Pavel Durov told about this.
In the last 72 hours alone, more than 25 million people from all over the world have registered on Telegram:
- 38% from Asia.
- 27% from Europe.
- 21% from Latin America.
- 8% MENA (Middle East & North Africa).
#statistics
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Telegram plans to raise $ 1 billion in debt
Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
The Information
Telegram Founder in Talks to Raise Debt Amid App’s Explosive Growth
Telegram in the past week experienced a sharp influx of new users who flocked to the private messaging app after rival WhatsApp changed its privacy policies and Facebook and Twitter took a harder line on President Donald Trump and users promoting violence.…
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Telegram plans to raise $ 1 billion in debt Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Pavel Durov denied rumors about meeting with investors
In his personal chat, Pavel Durov wrote that rumors about his alleged meeting with investors and banks in order to obtain funding are not true. He added that the team received loan offers from various institutions.
Getting a loan, according to Pavel, is one possible way to keep Telegram independent and committed to its values while the team is busy introducing the monetization described in December.
In his personal chat, Pavel Durov wrote that rumors about his alleged meeting with investors and banks in order to obtain funding are not true. He added that the team received loan offers from various institutions.
Getting a loan, according to Pavel, is one possible way to keep Telegram independent and committed to its values while the team is busy introducing the monetization described in December.
Telegram Info English
Telegram plans to raise $ 1 billion in debt Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Comment from a source close to Telegram on raising debt
This is a debt that can be converted into shares in case there is an IPO within a certain period of time (for example, 3 years or 5 years). This process is sometimes referred to as issuing "bonds".
If during this time there is no IPO, then nothing will be converted into shares, just the debt will be returned.
This is a debt that can be converted into shares in case there is an IPO within a certain period of time (for example, 3 years or 5 years). This process is sometimes referred to as issuing "bonds".
If during this time there is no IPO, then nothing will be converted into shares, just the debt will be returned.
Will Telegram be removed from the AppStore?
For several days, information about a possible blocking of Telegram in the App Store has been spread in channels and chats with a small instruction to prevent deletion.
For information about whether the rumors about blocking are true and whether the actions from the instructions will help, read our article: tginfo.me/tg-app-store-en
For several days, information about a possible blocking of Telegram in the App Store has been spread in channels and chats with a small instruction to prevent deletion.
For information about whether the rumors about blocking are true and whether the actions from the instructions will help, read our article: tginfo.me/tg-app-store-en
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Will Telegram be removed from the App Store?
For several days, information has been circulating on the network about the possible blocking of Telegram in the App Store and a small instruction that should restrict Apple access to your phone and prevent it from deleting the messenger. Are the rumors about…
Donations for Telegram and channel authors
Pavel Durov talked about opportunities to support both the messenger and individual channels in future versions of Telegram.
Pavel Durov talked about opportunities to support both the messenger and individual channels in future versions of Telegram.
Telegram rejects investment offer
Pavel Durov refused the offer of a consortium of Western funds to invest in Telegram, sources close to the businessman told The Bell.
According to the two people, investors valued Telegram at $30 billion and were asking for a 5-10% stake. The offer was made at the end of last week, and Durov has already rejected it.
Durov stated that Telegram is reluctant to take on "any form of exit" obligations for potential investors. The company is not preparing for a sale, merger, or IPO.
Pavel Durov refused the offer of a consortium of Western funds to invest in Telegram, sources close to the businessman told The Bell.
According to the two people, investors valued Telegram at $30 billion and were asking for a 5-10% stake. The offer was made at the end of last week, and Durov has already rejected it.
Durov stated that Telegram is reluctant to take on "any form of exit" obligations for potential investors. The company is not preparing for a sale, merger, or IPO.
Telegram launched a contest for iOS developers to create animations for the messenger interface
Task: implement iOS animations in Telegram for iOS based on the mockups provided, optimize them to run on older devices, and create an editor that allows tweaking their parameters.
Full description competition on website.
Deadline: 23:59 on January, 31 (Dubai Time)
Prize fund: $50,000 for the first round
#competition
Task: implement iOS animations in Telegram for iOS based on the mockups provided, optimize them to run on older devices, and create an editor that allows tweaking their parameters.
Full description competition on website.
Deadline: 23:59 on January, 31 (Dubai Time)
Prize fund: $50,000 for the first round
#competition
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Telegram Contests
Telegram stickers are WebP images. Previously, if you wanted to create your own sticker set, you had to first convert images to PNG, since that was the only format accepted by the official @stickers bot. This seemed rather redundant, since the bot would then convert them back to WebP.
But not anymore. Starting today, @stickers accepts both PNG and WebP files. Creating your own sticker sets has been easier.
But not anymore. Starting today, @stickers accepts both PNG and WebP files. Creating your own sticker sets has been easier.
In some online publications and Telegram chats, information appeared a few days ago about a fresh bug in Windows 10 related to the operation of NTFS.
What happened, what needs to be done, and how it relates to Telegram, in our article: tginfo.me/w10-bug-en
What happened, what needs to be done, and how it relates to Telegram, in our article: tginfo.me/w10-bug-en
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Another Windows Threat? No matter how
In some online publications and Telegram chats, information has appeared about a fresh bug in Windows 10 related to the operation of NTFS. You can see advice from the quite understandable "disable autoloading files in Telegram Desktop" to insane "format your…
Telegram is the most downloaded messenger for iOS in America and 45 countries of the world
Due to recent events, the influx of new users to Telegram has increased worldwide.
Pavel Durov called it “The largest digital migration in the history of mankind”.
Telegram was the most downloaded messenger on the App Store in 45 countries yesterday. These are practically all countries in North, Central and Latin America, post-Soviet countries, Africa and Asia.
#top iOS
Due to recent events, the influx of new users to Telegram has increased worldwide.
Pavel Durov called it “The largest digital migration in the history of mankind”.
Telegram was the most downloaded messenger on the App Store in 45 countries yesterday. These are practically all countries in North, Central and Latin America, post-Soviet countries, Africa and Asia.
#top iOS
American non-profit organization demanded through Apple to remove Telegram
The non-profit organization (NPO) Coalition for a Safer Web has filed a lawsuit against Apple, demanding the removal of the Telegram messenger from the App Store.
The lawsuit was filed in the state of California. The organization claims that Telegram management did not take sufficient restrictive measures against users who spread extremist messages and calls for violence in connection with the riots near the US Congress on January 6.
The non-profit organization (NPO) Coalition for a Safer Web has filed a lawsuit against Apple, demanding the removal of the Telegram messenger from the App Store.
The lawsuit was filed in the state of California. The organization claims that Telegram management did not take sufficient restrictive measures against users who spread extremist messages and calls for violence in connection with the riots near the US Congress on January 6.
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🔗 Improved invitation links Continuing to respond to messages in his group, Pavel Durov said that in the next updates it will be possible to make invitation links limited in time and / or the number of uses.
Improved private links in development
Pavel Durov said that the team is currently working on invitation links, limited in time and / or the number of uses.
Pavel Durov said that the team is currently working on invitation links, limited in time and / or the number of uses.
Pavel Durov spoke about the blocking of channels calling for violence in the United States
US users make up less than 2% of Telegram's audience.
Telegram welcomes peaceful debate and protests, but our terms of use expressly prohibit publicly disseminating calls to violence. Civil movements around the world rely on Telegram to advance human rights without resorting to harm.
Last week, our moderators blocked hundreds of public calls for violence that could reach tens of thousands of subscribers. The team continues to process messages from users, and actively removes content that directly incites violence.
Telegram welcomes political debate from all sides of the political spectrum, but will act quickly to stop those who incite people to harm others.
US users make up less than 2% of Telegram's audience.
Telegram welcomes peaceful debate and protests, but our terms of use expressly prohibit publicly disseminating calls to violence. Civil movements around the world rely on Telegram to advance human rights without resorting to harm.
Last week, our moderators blocked hundreds of public calls for violence that could reach tens of thousands of subscribers. The team continues to process messages from users, and actively removes content that directly incites violence.
Telegram welcomes political debate from all sides of the political spectrum, but will act quickly to stop those who incite people to harm others.
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