⭐️ The @Major mini app is one of my favorite success stories in the Telegram ecosystem. Launched by @Roxman, a 27-year-old entrepreneur, Major earned over $10 million in revenue and gained 70 million users in just 5 months 📈

⭐️ I like Major because it’s quick to adopt the new possibilities of the mini app platform and adds features that feel like they naturally belong in Telegram. And I like @Roxman, who I’ve followed since before he launched @Fabrika and @Major 🤝

🫴 Roxman generously donated 1% of $MAJOR tokens to me, which I won’t be selling for the next 10 years. I hear the Major team has many innovations in the pipeline (like username NFT rentals and digital IDs). And tomorrow is a big day for them — their $MAJOR token is getting listed on six big exchanges 📆

⭐️ Let’s wish them good luck! 💫

🤝 The Affiliate Platform we launched this month is an instant hit. Its goal is to let users and channels earn Stars by inviting people to mini apps. In just 12 days, 15,000 affiliate programs were created, and 4 million users got referred to mini apps 📈

😇 The Affiliate Platform gives channels and mini apps what they need most: channel owners earn revenue, while mini app developers gain new users. Unlike similar systems, Telegram's Affiliate Platform is transparent and guarantees instant commissions each time a referred user makes a transaction in a mini app🪙

😺 Above all, it’s simple. Anyone can start or join an affiliate program on Telegram. You can view existing affiliate programs in “My Stars” in Settings (choose “Earn Stars”). Or just check out what it looks like in the video below 🍿

🍌 Access to certain Russian media has been restricted in the EU under DSA/sanctions laws 🇪🇺

🔉 Meanwhile, all Western media Telegram channels remain freely accessible in Russia 🇷🇺

🤔 Who would have thought that in 2025 Russian Telegram users would enjoy more freedom than European? ❓

Over the past 5 weeks, thousands of users asked us to add new gifts 🎁

So today, we’re launching 9 limited-edition gifts: 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

And 4 of them 🎁🎁🎁🎁 can be instantly upgraded into unique collectibles👑

Happy Valentine’s Day!💖

It took 6 minutes for this entire collection to sell out. People paid over $200 for each of the 2000 hearts. $400,000 in 6 minutes 😎

Meet Threaded Chats — a simple yet powerful way to organize conversations by topic or sender. Already available in large groups (where admins can enable it) and in the brand-new channel inboxes — yes, channels can now receive direct messages from users, and even charge for them if they wish. Enjoy! 😎

🆒 In case you missed it — the latest Telegram update is epic:

— 📥 Direct messages in channels
— 🖼 HD photo sharing
— 🗂 Topic tabs in group chats
— ✂️ Voice message trimming
— 📊 Expanded poll options

We’ve been receiving great feedback from the owners of large channels and groups. And this is just the beginning — direct messages in channels lay the foundation for much more in the weeks ahead 🚀