What Telegram Premium gives you
What Telegram Premium includes: 4 GB uploads, faster downloads, voice-to-text, no ads in channels, doubled limits and emoji statuses. How to get Premium for yourself or as a gift.
Telegram Premium is Telegram's paid subscription. Telegram works fully without it; the subscription raises limits and adds features. You can get it for 3, 6 or 12 months — for yourself or as a gift.
Main features
- 4 GB uploads instead of 2 GB and faster downloads with no speed cap.
- Voice-to-text for voice and video messages.
- No ads in public channels.
- Doubled limits: more channels and folders, more pinned chats, more accounts in one app.
- Whole-chat translation for chats and channels.
- An emoji status next to your name, an animated profile picture and a Premium badge — see emoji status.
- Unique reactions, premium stickers and custom emoji in messages — in every chat. More in premium emoji.
How to get Premium
- In the app — through the App Store, Google Play or the @PremiumBot bot.
- As a gift for Stars — from a friend's profile.
- In the Shiba Bank bot — for USDT or wallet Stars, for yourself or a friend: how to buy Premium.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Telegram Premium cost?
In the app, the price depends on the country and the app store. The bot's prices for 3, 6 and 12 months are on the price and rate page.
Can I buy Premium with Stars?
In Telegram — only as a gift to someone else. In the Shiba Bank bot — for yourself and for a friend: Premium for Stars.
What happens when Premium ends?
The subscription's features switch off, while your chats, files and channels stay where they are. You can renew at any time. To turn off auto-renewal, see how to cancel Telegram Premium.
Can I gift Premium to a friend?
Yes: in the app from their profile, in the Shiba Bank bot by their @username.
Can you post Telegram stories without Premium?
Yes. Any Telegram user can post, view and interact with stories. Premium adds stealth mode (you can view other people's stories without being seen), a list of who viewed your stories even after they expire, 6-, 12- or 48-hour story durations, saving stories to your gallery, your stories shown first, 10 times longer captions with links and formatting, and up to 100 stories a day.
What are Telegram Premium stickers?
Stickers with full-screen animations. Premium subscribers can send them in any chat, and everyone in the chat sees the effect — with or without Premium.
What is a Premium emoji status?
An emoji — animated ones too — shown next to your name in the chat list, in your profile and in groups. It takes the place of the Premium badge and can be set for a chosen length of time. The status is one of the subscription's features — how to set and remove it: emoji status in Telegram Premium.
