Telegram rose to 8th place among the most downloaded apps globally in Q1 2025. Pavel Durov claimed the global rankings showed ...

Despite the concerns raised over the app’s content, Telegram is currently seeing an increase in downloads ... of the founder’s ideas around “free speech” — the app began to climb ...

Despite the arrest, Telegram has seen a rise in downloads, reaching the #2 spot among social networking apps in the US. The spike in installs may be seen as public support for free speech ...