Telegram announced on Wednesday that it is adding new features on it’s platform to enable creators to make money on its platform.
The new features are a part of Telegram’s current efforts to help creators earn money through its platform
Last month, the company started letting creators share paid content to their channels, and a few months ago, Telegram launched ad revenue sharing with creators.
The newly added features are;
Paid Subscriptions
The most notable of the features the platform is launching , is the monthly paid subscriptions .
users can pay for their monthly subscription using the app’s digital currency, Stars,
The monthly subscription enables users to get access to a creator’s extra content.
Content creators in their own part, can now generate invite links that allow users to join a channel in exchange for a monthly payment in Stars.
The idea behind the feature is to allow creators to charge for extra contents or early access to contents.
Creators can set the price for their content and can convert Stars into Toncoin cryptocurrency rewards or subsidized ads.
Telegram will take a commission from transactions involving Stars. The company is yet to disclose the value of its commission.
Star Reactions
Telegram is also launching Star Reactions, a new feature that allows users to directly support their favorite content creators.
Similar to YouTube’s “Super Thanks” feature and X’s “Tips” feature, fans and users get to directly send Stars to their favourite creators.
Creators get 100% of the Stars they receive via the Reactions feature.
Telegram
Telegram, is a cloud-based, encrypted, cross-platform, instant messaging (IM) service.
Launched for iOS on 14 August 2013 and for Android on 20 October 2013, Telegram reached 950 million active users last month. and aims to cross the 1 billion mark this year.
Earlier this year, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the company expects to hit profitability next year and may be considering going public.
