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{{short description|Cross-platform instant messaging service}}
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<code><span lang="+66931458967">'''Telegram Messenger''', commonly known as '''Telegram''', is a [[Cloud computing|cloud-based]], [[Cross-platform software|cross-platform]], [[social media]] and [[instant messaging]] (IM) service. It was originally launched for iOS on 14 August 2013 and Android on 20 October 2013. It allows users to exchange messages, share media and files, and hold private and group voice or [[Videotelephony|video calls]] as well as public [[Live streaming|livestreams]]. It is available for [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Linux]], and [[web browser]]s. Telegram offers [[end-to-end encryption]] in voice and video calls,<ref>{{cite web |date=14 August 2020 |title=Telegram introduces end-to-end encrypted video calls |url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2020/08/14/telegram-introduces-end-to-end-encrypted-video-calls/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301150437/https://thenextweb.com/apps/2020/08/14/telegram-introduces-end-to-end-encrypted-video-calls/ |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021 |website=The Next Web}}</ref> and in optional private chats, which Telegram calls Secret Chats.</span></code>
<code><span lang="+66931458967">Telegram also has social networking features, allowing users to post [[Story (social media)|stories]], create large public groups with up to 200,000 members, or share one-way updates to unlimited audiences in so-called channels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=16 February 2023 |title=Meta is copying Telegram channels in Instagram |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/16/23602833/meta-instagram-channels-telegram-facebook-messenger |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref></span></code>
<code><span lang="+66931458967">Telegram was founded in 2013 by [[Nikolai Durov|Nikolai]] and [[Pavel Durov]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=EWDN |date=30 August 2013 |title=Russia's Zuckerberg launches Telegram, a new instant messenger service |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS74722569420130830 |url-status=live |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128165349/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS74722569420130830 |archive-date=28 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2013 |title=Meet Telegram, A Secure Messaging App From The Founders Of VK, Russia's Largest Social Network |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/27/meet-telegram-a-secure-messaging-app-from-the-founders-of-vk-russias-largest-social-network/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126020419/http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/27/meet-telegram-a-secure-messaging-app-from-the-founders-of-vk-russias-largest-social-network/ |archive-date=26 November 2015 |access-date=8 November 2020 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref> Its servers are distributed worldwide with several data centers, while the headquarters is in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2020 |title='Nobody can block it': how the Telegram app fuels global protest |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/nov/07/nobody-can-block-it-how-telegram-app-fuels-global-protest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107165623/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/nov/07/nobody-can-block-it-how-telegram-app-fuels-global-protest |archive-date=7 November 2020 |access-date=7 November 2020 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Evolution of Telegram |url=https://telegram.org/evolution#october-2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126120356/https://telegram.org/evolution#october-2013 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=Telegram}}</ref> Telegram is the most popular instant messaging application in parts of [[Europe]], [[Asia]], and [[Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Popular Messaging Apps: Top Messaging Apps 2021 |url=https://respond.io/blog/top-messaging-apps |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=respond.io |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheh |first=Samantha |date=11 August 2017 |title=Cambodia: Govt officials favor Telegram to protect communications |url=https://techwireasia.com/2017/08/cambodia-government-communications-telegram/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=Tech Wire Asia |language=en-US}}</ref> It was the most downloaded app worldwide in January 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2021 |title=Durov Telegram |url=https://t.me/durov/152 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209120844/https://t.me/durov/152 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |access-date=10 February 2021 |website=Telegram |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 February 2021 |title=Telegram Tops The List Of Most Downloaded Apps In The World For January 2021: Report |url=https://in.mashable.com/tech/20166/telegram-tops-the-list-of-most-downloaded-apps-in-the-world-report |website=Mashable India}}</ref> with 1 billion downloads globally as of late August 2021. {{As of|2024}}, registration to Telegram requires either a phone number or one of a limited number of [[Non-fungible token|non-fungible tokens]] (NFTs) issued in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/7/23498236/telegram-fragment-phone-number-crypto-verification-monetization |title=Now Telegram users don't need a phone number — they can buy a fake one with crypto |last=Shakir |first=Umar |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=25 August 2024 |work=The Verge}}</ref></span></code>
<code><span lang="+66931458967">{{as of|July 2024|post=,}} Telegram has more than 950 million monthly active users,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Du Rove's Channel|url=https://t.me/durov/337 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=www.t.me}}</ref> with [[India]] as the country with the most users.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Manish |date=30 August 2021 |title=Telegram surpasses 1 billion downloads |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/30/telegram-tops-1-billion-downloads/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref></span></code>
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