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Last updated on: 2026-06-18
Android Apps > Communication > Telegram
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Telegram

12.8.2
Telegram FZ-LLC
3.88
16,546,465 reviews
1,000,000,000+
Downloads
Free

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security.

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About Telegram

Telegram is a communication app developed by Telegram FZ-LLC.

Download Statistics

Telegram has been downloaded 2.9 billion times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 27 million times. It is ranked #1 in communication.

User Ratings

Telegram is rated 3.88 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 17 million ratings.

App Information

Telegram is FREE to download. The APK download size is 57.97 MB. The latest version available is 12.8.2. The last update was on June 16, 2026.

Technical Requirements

Telegram requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of High Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play October 2013.

Description
Pure instant messaging — simple, fast, secure, and synced across all your devices. One of the top 5 most downloaded apps in the world with over 1 billion active users.
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More data about Telegram

Price Free to download
Total downloads 2.9 billion
Recent downloads 27 million
Rating 3.88 based on 17 million ratings
Ranking Top ranked
Version 12.8.2
APK size 58.0 MB
Number of libraries 37
Designed for Android 6.0+
Maturity High Maturity
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Downloads over time

Telegram has been downloaded 2.9 billion times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 910 thousand downloads per day.

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Developer information for Telegram FZ-LLC

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Comments on Telegram for Android

★★★★★ Roman Avdeev · Jun 16, 2026
Best messenger. The design is good and the app is lightweight. It has channels where you can publish posts which is a unique feature of this app.
★★★★★ M A · Jun 3, 2026
The reason the channels and groups What are the robots apart? And what That is a part of interest and audience And so on Do not add autoproxy in the proxies section. !?! If possible, add an option to determine which of the phone's contacts are also our contacts and have our number saved in the phone. Thank you, Mr. Pavel Duroc.
★★★★★ بهمن · Jun 9, 2026
The best messenger, very high security and privacy protection
★★★★☆ Hari m · Jun 13, 2026
Telegram has a big bug please fix it, that is when I open the telegram at the top the status frequently changes to connecting... updating..... when coming like this contents is loading not able download and reading conversations still I am using 5G Network, like it doesn't solve on its own I want to close the telegram or I want to turn on airplane mode and off i thought that the bug will be fixed, if want to tell me share the recording of the bug
★☆☆☆☆ Khem Vuthy · Jun 9, 2026
You guys kicked me out of my telegram. I had to pay again to get back in. I finally got the money. U took the payment and refuse to let me back in. all my work and business info is in there and this has caused me more money and stress. WTH can't you make more ways to verify or get back in. I love to telegram, but this is not acceptable because I depend on ur security but against the owner of his account? Crazy
★☆☆☆☆ Billie Hargrove · Jun 16, 2026
Using this app is ok but scammers use it as well. They pose as famous K-pop idols and K drama idols. They ask for gift cards, bitcoin, also say that they have sent packages to you to which they expect you to pay for it coming from another country.
★☆☆☆☆ Harsh Gupta · Jun 3, 2026
Worst app. My account was suspended due to some issue which I even don't know about and telegram did not help me get my account.
★☆☆☆☆ isaac freeman · Jun 16, 2026
I didn't receive assistance after a month now that I complained about my issue I don't receive any otp even after paying the one-week premium fee And it's the second time already And after 1 month nobody gave me assistance no assistance and money loss I don't understand do you guys careless that much of your clients.!?

Google Play Rankings for Telegram

Top rankings

Rank Country Category List
2 Iran Overall Top Grossing
18 Canada Overall Top Free
27 United States Overall Top Free
2 Canada Communication Top Free
1 South Korea Communication Top Free
1 Saudi Arabia Communication Top Free
11 Iran Overall Top Free
24 Germany Overall Top Free
26 France Overall Top Free
13 Netherlands Overall Top Free
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Technologies used by Telegram

Telegram is requesting 71 permissions and is using 37 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools
test access to protected storage
Your personal information
read call log, read your contacts, read your own contact card, modify your contacts
Services that cost you money
directly call phone numbers
Your location
approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location
Network communication
view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, pair with Bluetooth devices, full network access, Google Play billing service, receive data from Internet
Your accounts
create accounts and set passwords, find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts, read Google service configuration
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
Hardware controls
take pictures and videos, change your audio settings, record audio, control vibration
System tools
read sync settings, run at startup, draw over other apps, prevent phone from sleeping, toggle sync on and off, install shortcuts, uninstall shortcuts
Extra
android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION, android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION, android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE, android.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT, android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE, android.permission.READ_CLIPBOARD, android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO, android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES, android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO, android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS, android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES, android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC, android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT, android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT, com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT, com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE, com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE, com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE, com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE, me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ, me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE, org.telegram.messenger.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, org.telegram.messenger.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE

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