Telegram testing premium features earlier this year has officially launched subscription plans for Rs. 390 per month. For Android users, Telegram Premium is not yet accessible. Version 8.8 of Telegram Premium, which costs $4.99 (around Rs 390), has been released on the Apple App Store.

Telegram users will get access to services including speedier downloads, a 4GB file upload limit, and more with the premium membership plan. With the premium subscription, users can pin up to 10 chats and connect up to four accounts on Telegram. Users can save 400 favorite GIFs and 10 favorite stickers. Voice-to-text transcriptions are also available, and more additional features are also there. In an official Telegram post, the premium model was discussed "Today is an important day in the history of Telegram – marking not only a new milestone but also the beginning of Telegram's sustainable monetization. We believe that telegram development should be driven primarily by its user, not advertisers. This way, our users will always remain our main priority," said Telegram.