Telegram Premium users will have a higher limit for chats, media, and file uploads, according to the company's founder.
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Users of Telegram and Signal have recently increased.
Premium members will have a higher chat limit.
Exclusive stickers and reactions are likely to be included in Telegram Premium.
Telegram, a messaging app, will introduce a paid subscription plan for its users this month, according to founder Pavel Durov.
Telegram Premium users will have a higher limit for chats, media, and file uploads, according to a blog post by Durov.
"The only way to give our most ardent fans more while keeping our existing features free is to charge for those increased limits," he explained.
Following privacy concerns with larger rival WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, the app, as well as messaging tool Signal, has seen an increase in users. According to its website, Telegram has 500 million monthly active users and is one of the top ten most downloaded apps worldwide.
The decision to offer a paid subscription, according to Durov, was made to ensure that Telegram is funded primarily by its users rather than advertisers.
According to a recent report, users who download the app are seeing the tagline "Telegram will be free forever." There are no advertisements. "There are no charges." This could, however, change in the near future. In the most recent update, code for an upcoming version of the Telegram app was discovered online with a new tagline that does not include the free slogan. The new strings indicate that the company is experimenting with a new revenue model for the app.
Telegram is changing its initial tagline to launch its paid version soon, according to noted developer Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) on Twitter. The developer's new data strings include a new tagline that reads, "Telegram provides free unlimited cloud storage for chats and media." The screenshot also suggests that advertisements are in the works. Additional stickers are expected to be unlocked as part of the Telegram Premium subscription.
