Google Chrome vs Telegram
Google Chrome
Google LLC
Google Play
$42.53M/mo
~$510.37M/yr · 21.9B installs
VS
Telegram
Telegram FZ-LLC
Google Play
$13.21M/mo
~$158.52M/yr · 2.9B installs
Revenue winner
Google Chrome wins
+222% vs other
Installs winner
Google Chrome wins
+669% vs other
MAU winner
Google Chrome wins
+49% vs other
Rating winner
Google Chrome wins
+6% vs other
Why Google Chrome is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Google Chrome earns roughly 3× more per month than Telegram - $42.53M vs $13.21M.
- Premium pricing. Google Chrome charges $10.00/mo vs Telegram's $9.48/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Google Chrome has ~21.9B lifetime installs vs Telegram's ~2.9B - 7.7× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Google Chrome
vs
Telegram
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$42.53M
◀
$13.21M
Annual revenue (est.)
$510.37M
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$158.52M
Lifetime installs (est.)
21.9B
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2.9B
Monthly active users (est.)?
131.5M
◀
88.4M
App Store rating
4.12★
◀
3.89★
Total ratings
48.6M
◀
16.9M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$10.00
◀
$9.48
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 7, 2012
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 6, 2013
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Version
- 12.7.2
- Languages
- -
Google Chrome trajectory
Telegram trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google Chrome or Telegram? v
Google Chrome earns about $42.53M per month, while Telegram earns about $13.21M. That is a 3.2× revenue gap (~$29.32M more per month for Google Chrome). Annual revenue: Google Chrome ≈ $510.37M/year, Telegram ≈ $158.52M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Chrome or Telegram? v
Google Chrome leads with about 21.9B estimated downloads vs 2.9B for Telegram - a 7.7× gap. Google Chrome reports 10,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Telegram reports 1,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Google Chrome and Telegram in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Communication 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 Google Chrome and Telegram offer? v
Google Chrome: no IAP detected on the public listing. Telegram: IAP range $0.31 - $289.99 per item. Google Chrome runs a "Subscription (~$10.00/mo, security)" monetization model; Telegram runs "Subscription (~$9.48/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google Chrome or Telegram? v
Google Chrome edges ahead with ★ 4.1 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Google Chrome 1.0M ratings, Telegram 183K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Chrome vs Telegram revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $42.53M for Google Chrome and $13.21M for Telegram are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Communication) - 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.
How do I compare Google Chrome or Telegram to a different Google Play app? v
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