Map Shows Countries With the Most Telegram Downloads [Video]

Telegram, a cloud-based encrypted messaging app, has been a fixture in the headlines since the arrest of its CEO, Pavel Durov.

Founded in 2013, the app boasts nearly a billion users worldwide and data from Statista has revealed the countries where it is the most popular.

Telegram gained popularity thanks to its strong stance on privacy and describes itself as: “Committed to protecting user privacy and human rights such as freedom of speech and assembly. It has played a prominent role in pro-democracy movements.”

The app is popular in Russia and Ukraine, and as such it is playing a pivotal role in the Russia-Ukraine war. It’s ranked as one of the major social media platforms, long with Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok.