Telegram | Cloud based mobile and desktop messaging application

Telegram is a messaging application that focuses on speed and security, it is super fast, simple, and free. You can use Telegram on all devices simultaneously - your messages can be seamlessly synchronized on any number of phones, tablets, or computers. Telegram has over 500 million monthly active users and is one of the top 10 downloaded applications in the world.

With Telegram, you can send any type of message, photo, video, and file (doc, zip, mp3, etc.), and also create groups or channels that can accommodate up to 200000 people for broadcasting to an unlimited audience. You can write to your mobile contacts and find them by their usernames. Therefore, Telegram is like a combination of SMS and email - it can meet all your personal or business messaging needs. In addition, we also support end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls, as well as group voice chats with thousands of participants.

Who is Telegram serving?

Telegram is suitable for everyone who wants fast and reliable messaging and calling. Business users and small teams may prefer large groups, usernames, desktop applications, and powerful file sharing options.

As Telegram groups can have up to 200000 members, we support replies, mentions, and tags to help maintain order and efficient communication in large communities. You can appoint administrators with advanced tools to help these communities thrive peacefully. Public organizations can be joined by anyone and serve as a powerful platform for discussion and feedback collection.

If you prefer images, Telegram has animated GIF search, state-of-the-art photo editor, and an open sticker platform (find some cool stickers here or here). In addition, there is no need to worry about disk space on the device. With Telegram's cloud support and cache management options, Telegram can take up almost zero space on your phone.

Those seeking additional privacy should review our advanced settings and revolutionary policies. If you want to keep it confidential, please try using our device specific secret chat, which includes self destruct messages, photos, and videos - and lock your application with an additional password.

What is the difference between Telegram and WhatsApp?

Unlike WhatsApp, Telegram is a cloud based messenger with seamless synchronization capabilities. Therefore, you can access your messages from multiple devices (including tablets and computers) simultaneously and share an unlimited number of photos, videos, and files (doc, zip, mp3, etc.), each up to 2 GB.

Telegram requires less than 100 MB on your device - you can save all media in the cloud without deleting any content - just clear the cache to free up space.

Due to Telegram's multi data center infrastructure and encryption, it is faster and more secure. Most importantly, private messages on Telegram are free and will always be free - no ads, no subscription fees, forever.

The Telegram API and code are open, and developers are welcome to create their own Telegram applications. We also have a Bot API, which is a platform for developers to easily build specialized tools for Telegram, integrate any service, and even accept payments from users around the world.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg.