Telegram has been around since 2013, but suddenly its user base increased after the confusing privacy policy of WhatsApp. The company took advantage of which a lot.
Telegram’s user base has grown significantly
Telegram has joined the list of apps that have been downloaded more than 1 billion times globally. Interestingly, India has a huge role in Telegram’s new victory as it has the largest number of users in India. According to reports, India is the largest market for Telegram, with 22 percent of lifetime installs. Telegram has been around since 2013, but it saw a boom only after the misleading policies of WhatsApp. Many users who were unaware about WhatsApp’s new terms of service and privacy policy, finally downloaded Telegram for fear of privacy.
The Sensor Tower report showed that Telegram was the first to cross the 1 billion downloads mark on Friday. Here India ranked first in the list followed by Russia and Indonesia, which represent about 10% and 8% of all installs respectively. Sensor Tower data reported by TechCrunch showed that app installs accelerated in 2021, reaching nearly 214.7 million installs in the first half of 2021, up 61% year-on-year from 133 million in H1 2020 Was. Interestingly, Telegram’s rival WhatsApp also has the largest user base in India.
India, Russia and Indonesia benefited
However, a TechCrunch report states that the number of downloads is not equal to the active user base of the app. It currently has more than 500 million active users. As soon as the WhatsApp policy came, the use of Telegram saw a lot of growth. The confusing terms of service and privacy policy had troubled the users. However, this did not impede the growth of WhatsApp in any way as it is the most used messaging app with 2 billion active users worldwide, despite all the ruckus surrounding its policies.
The Sensor Tower report states that apart from India, most Telegram users were in Indonesia and Russia. Indonesia holds 10 percent of the total share while Russia has 8 percent. Telegram was launched in 2013 as an iOS only app by two brothers i.e. Nikolai and Pavel Durov. Its headquarter is in Dubai.
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