As it turns 10, Telegram makes ‘Stories’ feature FREE for all!

Telegram is celebrating its 10th birthday by beginning the rollout of the Stories feature to all users. Today, the platform’s founder Du Rove announced on his Telegram channel that the most awaited “Stories” feature is starting to roll out for all, gradually.

The Stories feature was already availed to Premium subscribers. As it’s a basic feature that is available on all social platforms, Telegram is also ditching the Premium subscription requirement. Since the rollout is gradual, availability may vary by region and operating system.

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Stories feature on Telegram is in enhanced form compared to other social apps like WhatsApp and Instagram. It allows you to create a custom list of users, to which you can show your Stories. In addition, there 4 options so you can choose a time for self Story destruction.

Telegram Turns 10!

Du Rove notes that Telegram gained more than 800M active users in the last 10 years. Through numerous updates and improvements over the years, the cloud-based messaging service redefined what a modern messaging experience should be like.

“The next step for Telegram is to go beyond messaging and spearhead innovation in social media in general. We should use our popularity to change the lives of billions for better, to inspire and uplift people on our planet. The next 10 years will be the time when Telegram reaches its true potential.”