# How to convert Telegram Stars to TON (GRAM)

Channel Stars through Fragment, personal Stars through USDT — and how much TON you get.

https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/stars-to-ton

Updated October 25, 2026 · 2 min read

TON is the coin of the TON network; since 15 June 2026 it is called GRAM. There are two ways to get it for Stars, and which one is yours depends on where the Stars are.

## Channel or bot Stars: TON through Fragment

Stars a channel or a bot received — and Stars you got for paid messages — are paid out by Telegram through Fragment, **in TON (GRAM)**, to the wallet you connect on Fragment.

- The minimum withdrawal is 1,000 Stars.
- Each Star becomes withdrawable 21 days after it arrived.

Step by step — [withdraw Stars from a channel](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/withdraw-stars-from-channel) and [withdraw Stars from a bot](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/withdraw-stars-from-bot).

## Personal Stars: through selling and USDT

Telegram doesn't convert Stars bought or gifted to a personal account into TON. You can still get GRAM in two steps:

1. Sell the Stars in the Shiba Bank bot — it pays USDT on TON to your wallet.
2. Swap the USDT for GRAM inside your wallet: Keeper (formerly Tonkeeper) and Walt have a built-in swap.

[Sell Stars — Open the app](https://t.me/shiba_bank_app?startapp=site_ai_en_sell)

More on selling — [how to sell Telegram Stars](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/sell-telegram-stars); on the wallet — [Keeper (Tonkeeper)](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/tonkeeper).

## How much TON for 1,000 Stars

There is no fixed "Star to TON" rate: the amount is the bot's USDT rate for Stars divided by the price of GRAM in dollars. How much USDT 1,000 Stars bring is on the [sell page](https://shiba-bank.com/en/sell), and the price of GRAM on the [GRAM rate page](https://shiba-bank.com/en/gram-rate).

## Keep a little GRAM for fees

Every transfer on TON — even of USDT — pays a small network fee in GRAM. If your wallet has none, the transfer won't go. In the Shiba Bank bot there is «⛽ Gas»: 0.2 GRAM to your TON wallet for 50 Stars.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I convert Telegram Stars to TON?
Channel, bot and paid-message Stars — yes, through Fragment, paid in TON. Personal Stars — by selling them for USDT and swapping the USDT for GRAM.

### Are TON and GRAM the same?
Yes: Toncoin (TON) was renamed GRAM; the number of coins and the addresses stayed the same — [TON became GRAM](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/gram).

### How much TON do 1,000 Stars give?
It depends on the bot's rate and the price of GRAM that day: take the USDT amount from the [sell page](https://shiba-bank.com/en/sell) and divide it by the price of GRAM.

### Why can't I withdraw channel Stars to TON at once?
Telegram makes each received Star withdrawable only after 21 days.