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Telegram earns about
$13.21M/month
range $7.27M – $19.15M · $158.52M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$440.3K
$242.2K – $638.5K
Per Week
$3.08M
$1.70M – $4.47M
Per Month
$13.21M
$7.27M – $19.15M
Per Year
$158.52M
$87.19M – $229.85M
Lifetime
$396.30M
$217.96M – $574.63M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Telegram
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($13.21M/month · $158.52M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
73/100
Opportunity
0/100
Cloneability
$0
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$9.48/mo) - proven monetization
- in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells
⚡ Improve / fix
- ★ rating only 3.9 - read /intelligence/reviews/android/telegram/ to mine the top complaints
- subscription is $9.48/mo - undercut by 30-50% to win price-sensitive users
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature loop
- subscription gating
- free-tier limits
- trial period
- analytics
💰 Pricing recommendation
Telegram is at $9.48/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.
🔡 App Store title ideas
Pro: AI-Powered CommunicationSmart : Communication Tracker+ - Faster, Cheaper
📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried Telegram for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why Telegram costs $9.48/mo when ours costs $5.69"
- "The communication app Telegram won't tell you these 3 things"
Monetization
Subscription (~$9.48/mo)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
2.9B installs · 3.1% active · 1.1% pay
In-App Purchases
- Sub Subscription tier $0.31/month
- Sub Subscription tier $289.99/month
Subscription tiers parsed from store description.
App Details
Pulled from Google Play- Current Version
- 12.7.2
- Released
- Sep 6, 2013
- Last Updated
- May 8, 2026
- Content Rating
- Mature 17+
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Developer
- Telegram FZ-LLC
Fun Numbers - share these
$5
every second
$306
every minute
$18.3K
every hour
$440.3K
every day
- ☕ Buys 88K $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 881 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 4K Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 1 seconds
12-Month Revenue Trajectory
Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.
Total Installs
2.9B
Reported: 1,000,000,000+
Active Users (MAU est.)
88.4M
3.1% of installs · COMMUNICATION category benchmark · cumulative-install decay × 0.06
Rating
3.89 ★
183K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$9.48/mo)
IAP: $0.31 - $289.99 per item
Rating Distribution
5★
10.8M
4★
1.2M
3★
833K
2★
590K
1★
3.5M
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Frequently Asked About Telegram
How much money does Telegram make on Google Play? ⌄
Telegram has an estimated Play Store revenue of $13.21M per month (~$158.52M per year, $440.3K per day) with a likely range of $7.27M to $19.15M. This sums earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ad monetization and any paid downloads on Google Play - directional estimates from public signals only.
How many Play Store downloads does Telegram get? ⌄
Google Play publishes install ranges (e.g. 1M+, 10M+, 100M+). Telegram reports 1,000,000,000+ installs. Rev.now combines that range with ratings, reviews, grossing rank and category trends to estimate roughly 2.9B total downloads and 88.4M monthly active users on Android.
Is Telegram a top grossing Android app and what is its Play Store rank? ⌄
Telegram is analyzed using Google Play grossing rank, category ranking, install range, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Compare it to other highest-grossing Android apps on the Play Store leaderboard.
How is Telegram Play Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates Telegram Play Store revenue from public app data: Google Play download ranges, monthly active users (MAU), Android paying-user conversion, scraped subscription pricing, in-app purchase ranges ($0.31 - $289.99 per item), ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Communication category ARPU benchmark - net of Google's 15-30% Play Store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Telegram offer on Android? ⌄
Telegram offers in-app purchases ($0.31 - $289.99 per item) on Google Play, which usually means subscription tiers (weekly, monthly, annual), virtual currency or one-time unlocks. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are usually the biggest contributors to monthly Play Store revenue.
Can I compare Telegram Play Store revenue with another Android app? ⌄
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare Telegram side-by-side with any other Google Play app by estimated revenue, downloads, paying users, subscription pricing, in-app purchase tiers, grossing rank and monetization model.
Does Rev.now show exact Play Store revenue for Telegram? ⌄
No - Rev.now shows estimated Play Store revenue, in-app purchase earnings and subscription revenue for Telegram. Exact financial data, paying-user counts and ad income are private to Google and the developer; Rev.now does not have access to Play Console or developer payouts.
