Telegram launches premium subscription service : The Tribune India

New Delhi, June 20

Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has introduced paid subscription on its platform that’s more likely to price round $5 (about Rs 400) a month.

The corporate mentioned that it now has over 700 million month-to-month lively customers (MAUs) and has grow to be one of many top-five downloaded apps worldwide this 12 months.

“This development is solely from private suggestions. Telegram has by no means paid to promote its apps,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement late on Sunday.

“We’re launching ‘Premium Telegram Premium’, a subscription that permits you to help Telegram’s continued growth and offers you entry to unique further options,” it added.

By subscribing to Telegram Premium, customers will unlock doubled limits, 4 GB file uploads, sooner downloads, unique stickers and reactions, improved chat administration and extra.

Furthermore, non-premium customers will be capable to take pleasure in a few of Premium’s advantages, like obtain the extra-large paperwork and look at stickers despatched by premium customers, in addition to faucet to extend counters on premium reactions that had been already added to a message.

“The contributions of premium subscribers will assist enhance and develop the app for many years to return, whereas Telegram will stay free, unbiased and uphold its users-first values, redefining how a tech firm ought to function,” mentioned the corporate that straight competes with WhatsApp and Sign.

Any person can add massive recordsdata and media, every as much as 2 GB in measurement and revel in limitless storage within the Telegram Cloud at no cost.

“With Telegram Premium, subscribers will now be capable to ship 4 GB recordsdata, sufficient house for 4 hours of 1080p video, or 18 days of high-quality audio,” mentioned the corporate.

Premium subscribers are capable of obtain media and recordsdata on the quickest attainable velocity.

“With Premium, you’ll be able to observe as much as 1,000 channels, create as much as 20 chat folders with as much as 200 chats every, add a fourth account to any Telegram app, pin 10 chats in the principle record and save as much as 10 favourite stickers,” the corporate introduced.

The premium customers may write an extended bio and embrace a hyperlink in it.

Equally, Premium permits including extra characters to media captions. — IANS