This comparison is especially for those instant messaging loyalists who are looking out for alternatives ever since WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook.
Among many other instant messaging apps available in the market, is a cross-platform messaging app called Telegram – it’s USP (Unique Selling Proposition) being ‘privacy’ ! Telegram’s tagline itself says “Taking back our right to privacy”. Currently, Telegram is the no. 1 social networking app on the App Store in 46 countries…way ahead of the likes of Facebook, Viber and even WhatsApp!
The app’s HQ is in Berlin and was launched in August 2013 for iPhone and October for Android.
Supported by Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the company’s FAQ page shows that Pavel is involved more towards the financial side of developing Telegram and Nikolai handles the technical aspect of it.
Telegram app, at a first glance, resembles a scaled down version of WhatsApp! You may even call it a clone of WhatsApp. Just like with WhatsApp –
The service claims that it is different from WhatsApp in several ways:
Because of its close resemblance to WhatsApp’s simple interface and its ‘Privacy’ USP, Telegram app has been seen adding users to the tune of 4.95 million a day!
During the takeover weekend, when WhatsApp’s services blew up, Telegram app added millions of users and even faced some downtime. Telegram said that it has since been adding servers to its service to combat the traffic.
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