(Reuters) – The Telegram messaging app, used by a wide range of Russian and Ukrainian officials during the war, needs only a few paid subscribers to cover its costs, founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday.
Telegram Premium service users will get a higher limit for chat, media and file uploads, Durov said on June 10, noting that the paid subscription will ensure that the app remains primarily funded by users, not advertisers.
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He said on Telegram on Tuesday, “The beauty of Telegram Premium is that if only 2.5% to 3% of our users sign up for this subscription, Telegram will cover its costs, which is fully supported by its users.” “
“This will usher in a new, user-centric era in the history of social media services.”
Telegram has acted smart and just rolled out its premium service for iOS users. Android users have a sticky record in paying for apps, and given Telegram’s paid offerings, they may not be encouraged to re-spend from their wallets.
Telegram and Signal have signed up more messaging users due to growing concerns about privacy at larger rival WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms Inc. Telegram has 500 million monthly active users and is one of the 10 most downloaded apps in the world according to its website. ,
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As we mentioned earlier, these features don’t sound so appealing that many people have to pay for an instant messaging app. In addition, the features that already existed for free still exist.
Apart from Telegram, we have seen Twitter with its own paid version called Twitter Blue which is currently available in select countries. And while these platforms go the paid way, Netflix is now looking to enter the freemium segment, with its ad-tier plan expected to roll out before the end of 2022.
,with Reuters inputs,
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