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Telegram Messenger reviews: what users actually say (2026)

We read the 500 most recent Telegram Messenger reviews across the App Store and Google Play, pooled from 5 country storefronts. Newest review: 22 July 2026.

App Store

4.01★

275K ratings

Google Play

3.86★

17.1M ratings

Reviews read

500

most recent

Positive / negative

178 / 294

in the sample

What the recent reviews say

20%

We read 500 recent Telegram Messenger reviews across the App Store and Google Play on 23 July 2026. In the 294 negative ones, the most common complaint was "login issues with SIM verification", named by 20% of them.

How current is this

This analysis reads the 500 most recently written Telegram Messenger reviews as of 23 July 2026, 360 from the App Store and 140 from Google Play, pooled across 5 country storefronts (18 May 2026 to 22 July 2026). Every percentage below is counted from those reviews, never estimated. Store ratings are the stores’ own public figures.

What users complain about most

Share of the 294 negative reviews we read that mention each theme.

login issues with SIM verification20% · ~59 of 294
forced premium subscription18% · ~53 of 294
slow performance and lag12% · ~35 of 294
account security and hacking risks10% · ~29 of 294
limited free features8% · ~24 of 294
poor customer support response7% · ~21 of 294
video player problems5% · ~15 of 294
SMS code delivery failures5% · ~15 of 294

What users praise

fast and securegreat group chatsuseful file sharinggood communicationpopular among usersreliable performancepacked with features

The verdict

We read 500 recent Telegram Messenger reviews (178 positive, 294 negative) from 360 on the App Store and 140 on Google Play, across 5 countries. The loudest complaint is "login issues with SIM verification" (20% of negative reviews); what users praise most is "fast and secure".

Telegram Messenger: questions and answers

What do users complain about most in Telegram Messenger?

Across 500 recent reviews we read on 23 July 2026, the most common complaint is "login issues with SIM verification", which appears in 20% of the 294 negative reviews (59 of them). The next most common are "forced premium subscription" and "slow performance and lag".

Is Telegram Messenger worth downloading?

Of the 500 recent reviews we read, 178 were positive and 294 negative. Users most often praise "fast and secure" and "great group chats". The main thing to weigh is "login issues with SIM verification", the most common complaint.

What do people like about Telegram Messenger?

The most common praise themes in the reviews we read are "fast and secure", "great group chats", "useful file sharing", "good communication", "popular among users".

Telegram Messenger rating: App Store vs Google Play

Telegram Messenger holds 4.01 on the App Store (275.496 ratings) and 3.86 on Google Play (17.083.940 ratings). These are the stores' own public figures.

How many Telegram Messenger reviews did you analyze, and when?

We read 500 of the most recent Telegram Messenger reviews on 23 July 2026: 360 from the App Store and 140 from Google Play, pooled across multiple country storefronts. Every percentage on this page is counted from those reviews.

Countries pooled:US, GB, AU, CA, INApp Store ↗

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