Telegram Introduces Giveaways and Premium Features for Enhanced User Experience
Instant messaging app Telegram with over 800 million monthly active users has introduced a set of new features aimed at improving the user experience. Among these features is “Giveaways in Channels”, which enables channel owners to host giveaways as a way to appreciate their dedicated followers.
Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov wrote on his blog, “Now every channel on Telegram can host FAIR giveaways. What’s a giveaway? It’s when someone promises to give out prizes to random followers. Many giveaways on social media were scams. There was no way to prove the winner was chosen fairly until now, Telegram is the first social media platform to natively support giveaways with guaranteed random selection + prepaid prize funds.”
To celebrate this launch of the new Giveaways feature, Pavel announces a $200,000 giveaway. He wrote, “To celebrate our new feature, I’m hosting a giveaway of 10,000 Telegram Premium subscriptions. In a week, 10,000 random subscribers of my channel will receive a Telegram Premium subscription for 6 months. I have already prepaid for this giveaway on Fragment (https://fragment.com/) with $ 200,000 worth of Toncoin (https://t.me/durov/233) I bought on a crypto exchange.”
Free Telegram Premium
With the new feature, millions of users can now participate in giveaways and receive prizes, including coveted Telegram Premium subscriptions, with the assurance that winners are selected fairly and transparently. Winners of these giveaways will receive gift codes as public verification of their victory. These codes grant them access to Telegram Premium, and organizers can even add other enticing prizes, such as Teslas, to make the experience even more thrilling. The giveaways are open to everyone, including existing Premium subscribers, who can still enter and, if they win, choose to pass the prize to a friend.
In addition to benefiting subscribers, channel owners automatically earn boosts for their channels for every subscription given out during a giveaway. These boosts contribute to the growth and visibility of channels, unlocking features like stories and custom colours.
Creating Giveaways
Creating a giveaway is a breeze for channel owners. They have the flexibility to specify the number of winners, the duration of the giveaway, and eligibility criteria. Whether they want to include all subscribers or only new ones and set specific conditions, it’s all possible through the Channel Info menu.
Paying for Giveaways
To kickstart giveaways, organizers are required to pay in advance for the Premium subscriptions they wish to award. This can be done conveniently from any Telegram app, but for more substantial giveaways, we recommend using @PremiumBot or Fragment, which support larger purchases. Fragment is the ideal choice for distributing thousands of subscriptions at once.
More Boosts for Users
Starting today, Telegram Premium account holders will receive even more value from their subscription. Instead of just one boost, they will now have four boosts to allocate among their favourite channels or give to specific ones. Gifting Premium to someone comes with the added benefit of providing them with one boost, while the gifter receives three more boosts for their own account. If a user wins Premium in a giveaway, their four boosts automatically go to the host channel, contributing to its growth.
Telegram’s commitment to innovation and user satisfaction continues to drive the platform’s evolution. With these new features, Telegram brings more fun, transparency, and opportunities for both channel owners and subscribers. Whether users are existing Telegram Premium subscribers or channel owners looking to boost their reach, these features are designed to enhance the Telegram experience
