Telegram for the first time caught up with WhatsApp in terms of mobile traffic in Moscow
Mobile Internet traffic of Telegram and WhatsApp messengers in Moscow in December 2020 and January 2021 for the first time equalized, and in general, Telegram traffic grew more than 60 times in 2020, according to a study by the largest Russian mobile operator MTS.
“In December 2020 and January 2021, the mobile Internet traffic of MTS subscribers in Moscow to Telegram and WhatsApp services became equal. An active growth in traffic to the Telegram mobile application occurred in the middle of summer 2020, when Roskomnadzor canceled the restrictions on the messenger in Russia, ”says the study.
“The growth of traffic on WhatsApp in general for the year from January to December 2020 was about 40%. And the traffic on Telegram for the same period has grown more than 60 times."
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Mobile Internet traffic of Telegram and WhatsApp messengers in Moscow in December 2020 and January 2021 for the first time equalized, and in general, Telegram traffic grew more than 60 times in 2020, according to a study by the largest Russian mobile operator MTS.
“In December 2020 and January 2021, the mobile Internet traffic of MTS subscribers in Moscow to Telegram and WhatsApp services became equal. An active growth in traffic to the Telegram mobile application occurred in the middle of summer 2020, when Roskomnadzor canceled the restrictions on the messenger in Russia, ”says the study.
“The growth of traffic on WhatsApp in general for the year from January to December 2020 was about 40%. And the traffic on Telegram for the same period has grown more than 60 times."
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161 million downloads of Telegram for the last 4 months
The number of Telegram app downloads in the App Store and Google Play increased by 98% in comparison to the previous year and reached more than 161 million installations.
In January 2021, Telegram managed to reach 63.5 million installs, compared to 16.6 million a year ago. In April this year, a minor drop to 26.2 million downloads happened, compared to 27 million downloads in April last year.
The reason for Telegram's growth this year was the update of WhatsApp's privacy policy, according to which users' personal data will now be shared to be used in Facebook services.
The presented statistics includes data from January to April 2021.
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The number of Telegram app downloads in the App Store and Google Play increased by 98% in comparison to the previous year and reached more than 161 million installations.
In January 2021, Telegram managed to reach 63.5 million installs, compared to 16.6 million a year ago. In April this year, a minor drop to 26.2 million downloads happened, compared to 27 million downloads in April last year.
The reason for Telegram's growth this year was the update of WhatsApp's privacy policy, according to which users' personal data will now be shared to be used in Facebook services.
The presented statistics includes data from January to April 2021.
#statistics