A faster, safer way to message

Telegram delivers messages in milliseconds, keeps your history encrypted in the cloud and moves with you across phone, desktop and browser.

Latest news

Feature updates and product announcements.

This release brings Telegram to smartwatches, adds rich formatting to bot messages and lets groups screen new members automatically.

More than ten updates land, including assistants inside any chat, bots talking to bots and a rewritten emoji search.

Nine reasons that cover everyday chats and team collaboration alike.

A clean interface you already know how to use.

Messages are encrypted and secret chats self-destruct.

Phone, tablet, desktop and browser stay in step.

A distributed network delivers messages almost instantly.

No artificial limits on file or chat size.

Open API and open-source clients anyone can extend.

Layered defences against hijacking and phishing.

Massive groups and channels reach huge audiences.

Themes, stickers and shortcuts you can tune freely.

Free on every platform, no ads and no subscription wall. Install in minutes and your chats follow you.