The largest share of Telegram users as of 2021 was between 25 and 34 years of age, at nearly 31 percent. Users of the messaging app aged younger than 24 years accounted for almost 30 percent of the user base.
Distribution of Telegram users in 2021, by age group
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- Messenger user distribution in Ukraine 2022, by age group
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- Tinder: current and former usage in the United Kingdom (UK) June 2017, by age group
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Telegram Analytics. (June 7, 2021). Distribution of Telegram users in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252741/telegram-users-distribution-by-age-group/
Telegram Analytics. "Distribution of Telegram users in 2021, by age group." Chart. June 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252741/telegram-users-distribution-by-age-group/
Telegram Analytics. (2021). Distribution of Telegram users in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252741/telegram-users-distribution-by-age-group/
Telegram Analytics. "Distribution of Telegram Users in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252741/telegram-users-distribution-by-age-group/
Telegram Analytics, Distribution of Telegram users in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252741/telegram-users-distribution-by-age-group/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Distribution of Telegram users in 2021, by age group [Graph], Telegram Analytics, June 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252741/telegram-users-distribution-by-age-group/