– The number of Telegram downloads has exceeded one billion, mainly due to the fact that on October 5, 2021, Facebook was down for 6 hours. As a result of the failure of Facebook and WhatsApp, more than 70 million new users registered for Telegram in one day.
“I’m proud that our team has managed unprecedented growth, as Telegram has continued to run smoothly for most of our users,” Durov said, but he acknowledged that the service has struggled with the increase in new users. “Some users in the United States may have experienced slower speeds than usual, as millions of users on these continents rushed to subscribe to the Telegram at the same time,” Durov added.
