Last Updated on October 25, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Telegram (telegram.org) is a messaging platform that focuses on speed and security. It allows its users to send unlimited messages, videos, secret chats, photos, and files of any kind of up to 2GB each. Further, Telegram users can create groups of up to 200,000 people, and channels, which enable users to broadcast messages to an unlimited audience with an option for the broadcast to have a permanent URL. Telegram differs from other messaging platforms in that it is cloud-based and can be used from different devices at the same time because of its seamless sync feature. According to Telegram, the usage of MTProto, which provides custom-built symmetric encryption in two layers: Client-Server encryption for cloud chats and end-to-end encryption for secret chats, makes the messaging platform a more secure option than other comparable services.
ALTERNATIVES
Similar sites to telegram.org include twitter.com, instagram.com, reddit.com, tiktok.com, vk.com, t.me, discord.com, facebook.com, t.co, and linkedin.com.
DESCRIPTION
The telegram.org homepage had the phrase “a new era of messaging” above the fold which told me that it was a messaging app and a messaging app that they were confident had a purpose in this world. Notably, there was a Twitter/X button in the top right corner of the homepage which opened the Telegram Twitter page. I thought that was a bit unusual. When I saw Twitter standing out more than anything else on the page, I assumed it was part of the telegram system rather than just a social media link. But maybe Twitter is a big part of their marketing which might explain why it’s featured so much above the fold. I thought the blue branding of Telegram was almost indistinguishable from the Twitter branding which isn’t something I recommend. You want your own shade of blue that doesn’t remind people of Twitter. Below the fold on the homepage were some concise reasons why I may want to use Telegram but in general I thought the homepage lacked content and reasons for me to sign up. I recommend trying to increase engagement on the homepage with more features that will also increase the chances of people signing up.
HISTORY
As of March 2023, telegram.org has 331.8 million monthly views (247.1M, Feb 2023), acccording to Similar Web. The Wayback Machine estimates that telegram.org was founded on October 2, 2003. The Internet Archive has saved telegram.org 846,787 times between October 2, 2003 and April 13, 2024.
According to Telegram, the messaging platform was launched for IOS on August 14, 2013, and subsequently for Android on October 20, 2013. Telegram was created by Pavel Durov, who is also the founder of the social network VK, and his older brother Nikolai Durov, a programmer and mathematician who developed the MTProto protocol for Telegram’s security. Telegram’s traffic quickly rose after its release and has had a roaring growth ever since, with over 700 million active users. There is no doubt why it has become one of the 10 most downloaded apps globally.
Is telegram.org Safe?
I analyzed telegram.org for malware and malicious content to check if it was legit or a scam. Here are the results:
I checked telegram.org on Sucuri, and it returned with no issues.
I then ran a parasite scan with Unmask Parasites on telegram.org and it is clean.
I also checked telegram.org on VirusTotal, and it is clean.
Further, telegram.org passed all blocklist engines on URLVoid.
In conclusion, all scans returned as pristine. OVERALL GRADE: Very Safe.
Links and Profiles
Website: telegram.org
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