Without Subscriptions there is no scope for retention. Telegram only directly competes with WhatsApp , not Instagram, FB platform or even Messenger. Social ne

Without Subscriptions there is no scope for retention. Telegram only directly competes with WhatsApp , not Instagram, FB platform or even Messenger. Social network is of limited value in pure play messaging platform, where everyone is just interested in 1:1 or private group messaging. I don't think anyone cares what network they are on, they care only about where the people they want talk to are at. Yes, it is hard to break the network effort of any social media platform, however once that critical mass is reached, people move very very rapidly.