1.5 million users sign up daily on the platform
- With this statistics, Telegram is the #1 most downloaded social media application in over 20 countries
- Telegram will distribute EUR 400,000 for creating an educational test database among the content creators
- Telegram aims to bring a secure group video calling feature
- 20,000 high quality stickers registered
Social messaging app Telegram announces their new milestone achievement of 400 million monthly users globally from 300 million a year ago. State of the art features like folders, cloud storage and desktop support make Telegram ideal for users especially during this global emergency. Understanding the need of the hour the company has undertaken various initiatives to help its users like planning the launch a secure group video calling feature this year ensuing a high level of utility and security. Additionally, being cognizant of the effects of the COVID 19, Telegram messenger has collaborated with the health ministries and governments of 17 different countries till now under the anti-covid initiative. In India, it has launched a dedicated verified channel called MyGov Corona Newsdesk in association with the Government of India to share verified and relevant news and updates to the citizens of the country.
On the education front, Telegram supports education for all globally even during tough worldwide crisis. Due to ongoing lockdown in several countries, nearly 2 billion students are away from their schools. In a crowd sourcing initiative, the company has announced EUR 400,000 to be distributed among online educational test content creators. The users can take part using the Quizbot feature
to create and publish original educational test on any subject at any difficulty level, and in any language. Post that Telegram will index these quizzes in the searchable directory. Based on the quality and popularity they will announce winner in multiple stages, and will distribute 2 million EUROS among them.
Telegram is aware of the civilization shift that is expected in a post COVID world and is trying to ensure that the new world about to be born is a better place than the one we’re leaving behind. This is a chance for people to use their time in isolation to create a better version of themselves – and a chance for technology to prove its worth for humanity. With such initiatives, the company is doing all it can not only to help contain the pandemic and combat the spread of unverified information – but also to find new ways of moving forward”
About Telegram
Telegram, a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed was launched in 2013. A device agnostic platform, it provides its users the capability of sharing unlimited files up to 1.5 GB setting itself apart from various other platforms. The open API and AI based BOT integration provides the messenger app a competitive edge over other platforms. Users can create groups for up to 200,000 people or channels for broadcasting to unlimited audiences.
