Wed Mar 05 2025

What is Telegram used for?

Posted by: Ari Ben Am

What is Telegram, who uses it, why and for what?

Telegram is a massively popular messaging application used by hundreds of millions globally.

Telegram users use it to share images, videos, files, messages and more with their friends, family, colleagues and beyond in private messaging. Telegram is popular in almost any field, ranging from news and geopolitics to financial and economics discussion, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, culture and art and beyond.

Telegram also includes a robust group and channel feature. Users can join public or private Telegram groups and channels to discuss topics with other individuals or receive content from their favorite creators.

Is Telegram safe to use?

Telegram is as safe as any other platform to use, but there are some things to keep in mind. Be sure to turn off downloads by default and don’t enter or engage with any suspicious activity.

One of the big upsides of using Telemetry is that you can use it to explore Telegram securely by searching without fear.

How do Professionals use Telegram?

Professionals also use Telegram data for various reasons, from journalism to open-source intelligence or OSINT, cybersecurity and cyber threat intelligence, geopolitical risk analysis, financial analysis, digital marketing, trading, brand protection, public relations and more.

Why would I want to search across Telegram?

Telegram is a powerful platform with content on any topic imaginable. However, its search features are lacking, so it’s often difficult for users to find whatever content they need.

Telemetry solves this issue by providing Telegram search features in its freemium and paid plans. You can search across over 1.8 billion messages from over 1 million public groups and channels.

Telemetry empowers users to quickly and easily find the content they need without having to sort through hundreds or even thousands of groups and channels manually.

What other features does Telemetry have?

Telemetry, in addition to being the leading Telegram search engine, provides other advanced features. With Telemetry, you can search using Boolean logic and other search operators, export search results to CSV, utilize our API for big data extraction and even view group and channel analytics.

How can I use Telegram analytics?

We’re constantly expanding Telemetry’s Telegram analytics. Currently, you can use Telemetry’s Telegram analytics to analyze a group or channel and see when it was created, see the most popular, viewed and liked posts, and soon be able to do even more.