Telegram Stars / Premium

Telegram Stars is an internal virtual currency inside Telegram. Their main purpose is to buy digital goods and services in mini-apps and bot stores, as well as to support content creators (channel authors).

How does it work?

1. Usage

You spend Stars inside chats with bots or in mini-applications. For example:
• Buy a virtual item in the game bot.
• Get a premium feature in the service bot (for example, video transcription).
• Pay for a subscription to exclusive content from the channel author.
• Make a donation (donation) to the creator directly through the ✨ Donate button under the post.

2. For developers and authors

Stars that users have spent can be withdrawn into real money (Telegram converts Stars to Toncoin). This is the main monetization method for developers of mini-applications and popular channels.

Stars is NOT a subscription. It's like tokens in a slot machine, which you buy in batches and then spend on whatever you want inside the platform.

Telegram Premium is a monthly paid subscription that unlocks exclusive features and functionality in the messenger itself for your personal account.

What are you paying for? Subscription removes restrictions and gives privileges:

1. Increased limits:
• Upload files up to 4 GB (versus 2 GB for regular users).
• Create up to 20 chats per folder, up to 200 folders.
• Subscription to up to 1000 channels.
• Pin up to 10 chats to the main list.
• Adding 4 accounts to one client.

2. Exclusive features:
• Voice to text conversions for any voice messages.
• Unique stickers and reactions, animated avatars in video chats.
• Premium icon next to the name.
• Priority queue for sending files.
• Disabling advertising in public channels (Telegram itself does not show advertising in chats).
• More advanced profile management and archive settings.

3. Improved experience:
• Faster downloads.
• Ability to add links to your biography.

Premium is a subscription for you personally, to make using Telegram more convenient and functional.

In simple words:
• If you want to buy a sticker pack from a bot or support your favorite blogger - you need Stars.
• If you want to download gigabyte files and convert voices into text -you need Premium.

Both systems exist in parallel and complement each other, developing the economy and functionality of Telegram.

Additional information

https://telegram.org - official website of the social network

When you give Stars to the author of the channel, and he withdraws them into money, Telegram retains a commission (about 30%). This means that the creator does not receive 100% of the amount of your donation. Take this into account if you want to support the author as much as possible (sometimes they have direct details).

Transactions with Stars are irreversible. Payments are processed through official app stores and their refund policy is very strict (only in case of technical glitches). Think twice before clicking.

Premium - for your personal comfort.

Stars - to support the ecosystem and creators inside Telegram.

Be clear about what you want to buy before purchasing Stars, and check whether these increased limits are exactly what you need before subscribing to Premium.