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Telegram Messenger

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Technical details

Total ratings in Saudi Arabia59,402 ratings
Overall rating3.7 / 5
Ratings a year~4,495 ratings a year
First released14 Aug 2013
Last updatedsince 3 days
PricingFree with in-app purchases
Age rating12+
App size244 MB
Arabic supportedSupported
First seen here21 Sep 2026
Days on the charts41 يوماً
Best rank recorded#1 Social networking · Top downloaded category

Note: the number of ratings shows how much people engage with the app; it is not a download or active-user count.

The app's rank in the Saudi store

The overall chart of every app
  • Top grossingRank #9
The Social networking chart
  • Top downloadedRank #1
  • Top grossingRank #1

Share of the Social networking category

The app sits at number 14 of 74 on the category charts today by number of ratings, which is 0.7% of all ratings in this category in the Saudi market.

Most rated in the categoryTotal ratings
WhatsApp Messenger3,516,588
Facebook999,417
Jodel: Hyperlocal Community697,809
Messenger437,600
Telegram Messenger59,402

Rating distribution

In-app purchase tiers

TierPrice
1x Telegram Premium (One Week)4.99 riyals (1.33 dollars)
100 Telegram Stars8.99 riyals (2.40 dollars)
150 Telegram Stars12.99 riyals (3.46 dollars)
Telegram Premium20.99 riyals (5.60 dollars)
250 Telegram Stars21.99 riyals (5.86 dollars)
350 Telegram Stars30.49 riyals (8.13 dollars)
500 Telegram Stars43.49 riyals (11.60 dollars)
1000 Telegram Stars86.99 riyals (23.20 dollars)
1500 Telegram Stars129.00 riyals (34.40 dollars)
2500 Telegram Stars219.00 riyals (58.40 dollars)

The official prices in the Saudi App Store in riyals, recorded daily so any change is caught. The dollar figure uses the pegged rate of SAR 3.75.

Reviews from users in Saudi Arabia

Average of the last 105 reviews on record: 2.2 out of 5

The words that come up most in negative reviews

The words that recur most in the last 72 one- and two-star reviews; the figure is how many times the word appears.

Privacy and data collection

Data linked to the user

Purchases, Financial info, Location, Contact info, Contacts, User content, Identifiers

Google Play figures

Downloads worldwide1B+
Ratings17.3M
Average rating4.1 / 5
Last updatedOct 22, 2026
Contains adsNo

The downloads field is the approximate worldwide range Google Play publishes, not a Saudi figure. Open the app on Google Play

Ratings in nearby markets

CountryTotal ratingsShare against the Saudi market
United States284,871480%
Egypt21,36436%
United Arab Emirates12,84322%
Kuwait3,6616%
Oman2,5184%
Qatar2,1584%
Bahrain1,0762%

How many ratings the app has in nearby App Store markets against the Saudi store.

What the latest version changed

Bug fixes, minor improvements, and more.

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Rank in Every app in Saudi Arabia · Top downloaded
21 Sep 2026: #361 Nov 2026: #50
Rank in Every app in Saudi Arabia · Top grossing
21 Sep 2026: #181 Nov 2026: #11
Total ratings in Saudi Arabia
21 Sep 2026: 58,7321 Nov 2026: 59,402

The daily rank record

A daily record, newest first: where the app sat on the chart, and the arrow is its move on the day before.

todayAll apps
Top downloaded
All apps
Top grossing
Social networking
Top downloaded
Total ratings
1 Nov5011 ▲ 31 ▲ 159,402
31 Oct—14 ▼ 42 ▲ 159,387
30 Oct50 ▼ 110 ▲ 23 ▼ 159,366
29 Oct—12259,343
28 Oct4912 ▼ 2259,321
27 Oct49 ▼ 5102 ▲ 159,308
26 Oct44 ▲ 510 ▼ 1359,293
25 Oct49 ▼ 89 ▼ 1359,281
24 Oct41 ▼ 38 ▼ 13 ▼ 159,259
23 Oct—7 ▲ 3259,244
22 Oct38 ▲ 110259,225
21 Oct39 ▼ 510259,202
20 Oct34102 ▲ 159,189
19 Oct34 ▼ 1010359,176
18 Oct24 ▲ 17103 ▼ 159,151
17 Oct41 ▼ 1510 ▼ 1259,139
16 Oct26 ▲ 29 ▲ 2259,122
15 Oct28 ▼ 611 ▼ 1259,123
14 Oct22 ▲ 1410 ▲ 2259,099
13 Oct36 ▼ 912 ▼ 22 ▼ 159,087
12 Oct27 ▼ 410 ▲ 1159,070
11 Oct23 ▲ 1411 ▼ 1159,054
9 Oct37 ▲ 110159,029
8 Oct38 ▼ 710159,007
7 Oct31 ▼ 3101 ▲ 158,990
6 Oct28 ▲ 7102 ▼ 158,977
5 Oct35 ▼ 710 ▲ 11 ▲ 158,956
4 Oct28 ▲ 1211258,936
3 Oct40 ▲ 611258,922
2 Oct46 ▲ 211 ▼ 12 ▼ 158,904
1 Oct48 ▼ 1010158,894
30 Sep38 ▲ 210 ▲ 4158,878
29 Sep40 ▼ 914158,866
28 Sep31 ▲ 114 ▼ 3158,852
27 Sep32 ▲ 12111 ▲ 158,824
26 Sep44 ▲ 211 ▲ 2258,807
25 Sep46 ▼ 1132 ▼ 158,791
24 Sep45 ▲ 213 ▼ 2158,773
23 Sep47 ▼ 811 ▲ 6158,758
22 Sep39 ▼ 317 ▲ 1158,745
21 Sep3618158,732

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