- Telegram, the encrypted messaging service, said it has reached 700 million monthly active users.
- The app also launched its premium-level subscription, priced between $ 5 and $ 6, depending on location.
- The premium level will offer users new features, such as 4GB file uploads, faster downloads, and exclusive stickers.
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Telegram, the encrypted messaging service, announced on Sunday that it has reached 700 million monthly active users and has launched a new level of subscription for paid users.
“By subscribing to Telegram Premium, users unlock duplicate limits, 4GB file uploads, faster downloads, unique stickers and feedback, improved chat management, and more,” the Telegram ad said.
Additional features include ad-free browsing, animated profile pictures, and text-to-speech capabilities.
The price of the premium subscription will vary based on location, although Telegram’s ad did not specify the exact cost and the company did not respond to Insider’s request for feedback. Tech Crunch reported that for iPhone users in India, the premium version is priced at $ 6 and has a monthly cost of € 5.49 ($ 5.77) in Spain.
While the app is launching new payment features, Dubai-based CEO Pavel Durov assured users last week that the free features would remain free and that the company would stay focused. focused on privacy.
“While our one-to-many experiments with privacy-focused ads on public channels have been more successful than we expected, I think Telegram should be funded primarily by its users, not advertisers,” Durov wrote in Telegram on June 10, mocking. the launch of the premium level. “That way, our users will always be our top priority.”