Facebook vs Telegram Messenger
Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$51.15M/mo
~$613.81M/yr · 1.4B installs
VS
Telegram Messenger
Telegram FZ-LLC
App Store
$3.55M/mo
~$42.62M/yr · 50.0M installs
Revenue winner
Facebook wins
+1340% vs other
Installs winner
Facebook wins
+2784% vs other
MAU winner
Facebook wins
+2892% vs other
Rating winner
Facebook wins
+13% vs other
Why Facebook is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Facebook earns roughly 14× more per month than Telegram Messenger - $51.15M vs $3.55M.
- Aggressive pricing. Facebook undercuts at $2.49/mo vs $3.00/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Facebook has ~1.4B lifetime installs vs Telegram Messenger's ~50.0M - 28.8× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Facebook sits at 4.52★ vs 4.01★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Facebook
vs
Telegram Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$51.15M
◀
$3.55M
Annual revenue (est.)
$613.81M
◀
$42.62M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.4B
◀
50.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
635.8M
◀
21.3M
App Store rating
4.52★
◀
4.01★
Total ratings
26.2M
◀
266K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#46
Cheapest monthly sub
$2.49
▶
$3.00
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 5, 2019
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 435.3 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 560.1
- Languages
- Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +26 more
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 14, 2013
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 156.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 12.7
- Languages
- Arabic, BE, Catalan, Dutch, English, French +13 more
Facebook trajectory
Telegram Messenger trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Facebook or Telegram Messenger? v
Facebook earns about $51.15M per month, while Telegram Messenger earns about $3.55M. That is a 14.4× revenue gap (~$47.60M more per month for Facebook). Annual revenue: Facebook ≈ $613.81M/year, Telegram Messenger ≈ $42.62M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Facebook or Telegram Messenger? v
Facebook leads with about 1.4B estimated downloads vs 50.0M for Telegram Messenger - a 28.8× gap. Facebook's App Store downloads are estimated from 26.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Telegram Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 266K ratings.
Are Facebook and Telegram Messenger in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Facebook and Telegram Messenger offer? v
Facebook: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Telegram Messenger: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Facebook runs a "Subscription (~$2.49/mo)" monetization model; Telegram Messenger runs "Subscription (~$3.00/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #46". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Facebook or Telegram Messenger? v
Facebook edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Facebook 26.2M ratings, Telegram Messenger 266K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Facebook vs Telegram Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $51.15M for Facebook and $3.55M for Telegram Messenger are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
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