MegaFon sees Telegram as 2021 most fast-growing messenger

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (PRIME) -- Telegram has become Russia’s most fast-growing messenger in 2021 because it is also a source of information, mobile operator MegaFon said on Wednesday in a research.

“Over the year, the volume of mobile Internet traffic in the service more than doubled,” MegaFon said.

Telegram has joined the leaders in 50 regions of the country for the first time in 2021.

MegaFon said that the volume of mobile Internet traffic in the messengers increased by 87% in 2021, and the services are often used for voice calls. WhatsApp accounted for 48% of the volume, and Telegram had 44%. If the dynamics maintain, Telegram can top the rating of the country’s popular messengers at the beginning of 2022.

“The top three popular messengers also include Viber with 6%. Last year, it had 11% of traffic,” MegaFon said.

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