Telegram celebrates 400 million users

The brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov created in 2013 a messaging service in Russia that would be encouraged to compete in one of the most difficult terrains in the world of technology. The rivals they would face would be companies like Facebook, Google or Microsoft. In the face of such a big challenge, it would be essential to develop and sustain the advantages of Telegram over time.
On its official site, today, the points in favor of the software that allows sending and sharing messages, images and documents on different platforms highlights as benefits the same elements that guided the Durov in their beginnings. The application is private, it is based in the cloud, it is fast, its servers are distributed in different places, it is open source, it does not have any cost or advertising, it chooses the security of messages as a priority and does not limit the exchange of multimedia material or messages.
All these attributes stand out on the official page as advantages of the program and, it will be these benefits, which today allow the news that Telegram exceeds 400 million users.

Celebration with news

The arrival of new content for Telegram and the achievement of reaching 400 million users was published on the official website of the firm in late April 2020.
According to the information released, in the same period last year the courier service had 300 million people. During 2020 the rate of creation of new profiles was 1.5 million per day until reaching the new figure. In addition, Telegram is today the most downloaded social media app in 20 countries.
The growth occurs in a context where many of the applications focused on messaging, calls and video calls utilities record more use and a greater number of people's demands. The situation means that the companies that produce communication software have developed in the last few months a great variety of alternatives. The company that today has one of its bases in Dubai was not far behind and joined with new releases for Telegram.

Quizzes, stickers and more

One of the news about Telegram in January was that they were introducing the possibility of conducting surveys, trivia or questionnaires in conversations. What they should not have imagined at that time was that, due to the advance of the coronavirus and the suspension of classes, many educational spaces would turn to choosing the questionnaire function in Telegram to carry out activities with the students.
When detecting the increase in the uses of tests, since the signature created by the Durov brothers, they introduced improvements in the April update aimed at making the questionnaires specifically for school purposes. For example, explanations can be added to provide context or more information to the answer.
With the aim of developing a database with educational tests, Telegram announced that it will hold a contest that will distribute 400,000 thousand euros among those who produce such evaluations. To enter the competition you must upload questions and answers for teaching purposes through @QuizBot. You can participate in any language and with the subject that everyone wants. During 2019, according to the company, more than 2 million euros were distributed among contest winners.

One of the advantages of Telegram are stickers. The nice images that can be used in the open source messaging service since 2015 now incorporate a directory where you can find them all together. The new menu is intended to make it easier to navigate to find the sticker that the user wants. The catalog has more than 20 thousand animated icons.

The latest news on Telegram shows that the application developed in these 7 years on the market a product that can compete against great rivals. At a time when many firms invest in their communication platforms between users, the firm in charge of the Durov is not far behind. Not only did he present new material, but he announced that they will work to develop the option of video calls on Telegram throughout this year. They argued that they want to provide that option to users, but without losing its principles, they will look for an easy and safe alternative to use.