{"id":65510,"date":"2026-08-03T16:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richads.com\/blog\/?p=65510"},"modified":"2026-09-10T09:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:46:33","slug":"telegram-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richads.com\/blog\/telegram-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Crucial Telegram Statistics: Everything You Need to Know in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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How many users are in Telegram now? Monthly and daily stats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we\u2019ve mentioned above, Telegram has witnessed exponential growth for the past few years, let\u2019s see the exact figures for 2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surpassing 1 billion monthly active users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In March 2025, Telegram recorded a record-breaking number of 1 billion MAUs, up from 950 million MAUs in July 2024. The trend towards growth reflects the platform’s increasing popularity on an international level.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In 2026<\/strong>, Durov hasn’t yet provided fresh stats on Telegram user base, but the platform is growing, holding more than 1 billion<\/strong> monthly active users. Around 2.5 million users<\/a> join Telegram every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily active users and session duration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Telegram boasted 450 million daily active users (DAUs) in 2025. Now, the number has grown to 500 million DAUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each of them uses the app for an average of 3 hours and 45 minutes every month, with each session lasting about 1 minute and 21 seconds. That is a satisfactory level of usage that ranks Telegram among the top social media sites in terms of users’ activity.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It has also been recognized as the 7th most popular social media worldwide in February 2025, and it’s keeping the same position through March 2026<\/strong>, according to Statista.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Telegram demographics, audience interest and GEO insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s see who actually uses Telegram, where they live and what channels are the most interesting to them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telegram user demographics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to World Population Review<\/a>, more users on Telegram are male \u2014 59.41%<\/strong> and 40.59% are female<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The below is the age distribution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n