QQ vs Telegram
Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Ltd.
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 28.6M installs
VS
Telegram
Telegram FZ-LLC
Google Play
$13.21M/mo
~$158.52M/yr · 2.9B installs
Revenue winner
Telegram wins
+1320973000% vs other
Installs winner
Telegram wins
+9865% vs other
MAU winner
Telegram wins
+3492% vs other
Rating winner
Telegram wins
+123% vs other
Why Telegram is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Telegram earns roughly 13209730× more per month than QQ - $13.21M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Telegram runs a $9.48/mo subscription that compounds; QQ relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Telegram has ~2.9B lifetime installs vs QQ's ~28.6M - 99.7× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Telegram sits at 3.89★ vs 1.75★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
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QQ
vs
Telegram
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$13.21M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$158.52M
Lifetime installs (est.)
28.6M
▶
2.9B
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.5M
▶
88.4M
App Store rating
1.75★
▶
3.89★
Total ratings
208K
▶
16.9M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.48
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 20, 2011
- Last updated
- Dec 25, 2020
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 8.2.11
- 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
- -
QQ trajectory
Telegram trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, QQ or Telegram? v
Telegram earns about $13.21M per month, while QQ earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$13.21M more per month for Telegram). Annual revenue: QQ ≈ $0/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, QQ or Telegram? v
Telegram leads with about 2.9B estimated downloads vs 28.6M for QQ - a 99.7× gap. QQ reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Telegram reports 1,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are QQ 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 QQ and Telegram offer? v
QQ: no IAP detected on the public listing. Telegram: IAP range $0.31 - $289.99 per item. QQ runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" 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, QQ or Telegram? v
Telegram edges ahead with ★ 3.9 vs ★ 1.7 (gap of 2.1 stars). Rating volume: QQ 8K ratings, Telegram 183K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these QQ vs Telegram revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for QQ 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 QQ or Telegram to a different Google Play app? v
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