In 2018, Telegram’s audience reached 200 million people, with 500,000 new users joining the messenger every day. It was launched for iOS on 14 August 2013 and Android on 20 October 2013. A Hong Kong protester with a petrol bomb. File photo: Dylan Hollingsworth/HKFP. It’s easy to create a Telegram channel via desktop app or mobile app (for Android and iOS): You can invite up to 200 people from your contacts to join your channel as the next step. Select the users you want to add and click “Invite.” You can skip this step altogether. Each account can create up to 10 public channels
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