Telegram Contests

Digital Freedom Contest: Submissions 👏 We would like to thank each contestant for their input – you are all amazing! More than 1,000 links were submitted, already drawing over 67.2M views. That is the population of a large country – reached, thanks to you, with the idea of digital freedom. 🎬 We will open all submissions on contest.com in the coming days – watch for a separate announcement here. Judging is already underway; results are expected by the end of August. ❗ If you have not yet edited your video's caption on the external platform or updated your bio (on TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube or Snap) to include your @username or t.me/username, please do so immediately. This is the only way we can verify that you are the author of the submitted video.

ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Digital Freedom Contest. Start the bot, choose “Digital Freedom Contest”, answer the bot’s questions, then send: – A link(s) to your video(s) on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat Spotlights or X. Username Verification: Remember to include your Telegram @username in the caption of your video on the external platform. If you cannot edit the caption, your Telegram @username must be visible in your bio or About section on the external platform. ⚠️ Important: If you're submitting more than one video, put all links in a single message, separated by line breaks. Note: We will automatically discard videos that gained fewer than 10,000 views by the deadline or that did not meet the username verification criteria.

🏆 Digital Freedom Contest: Clarifications and Submissions We are glad to provide clarifications regarding the numerous similar questions we received: Q: How many videos can be submitted? A: You can submit multiple videos across different platforms – e.g., 3 separate videos for X and 2 for TikTok – or one video for each qualifying platform (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or X), provided each separate video gained at least 10,000 views. Videos that gained fewer than 10,000 views will not be accepted for the competition and will not be eligible for a share of the prize fund. Note: Videos we deem low-quality or suspect of having generated non-organic views will be excluded. Q: When will submissions open, and how can I send my video(s)? A: We will post a separate message in this channel in the coming days, once @ContestBot begins accepting submissions. You will have at least several days to submit your work, so do not worry – you will not miss it. Note: @ContestBot is the only tool you will use to submit your work. Q: I'm worried that my video will be stolen and submitted by someone else. A: You must include your Telegram @username in the caption of the video on the external platform. This username must match the @username of the account from which you will submit the video. Videos that does not have a proper @username caption, will be discarded from the evaluation.

🏆 Digital Freedom Contest Prize Fund: $200,000 Deadline: July 15, 23:59 Dubai time Results: August 2026 📱 Telegram is launching its most ambitious contest for content creators. The Task Create a viral video about digital freedom, post it on one of these platforms — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat Spotlights or X — and get 10,000+ authentic views. Requirements and Conditions – You must use at least some ideas and footage from Pavel Durov's speech; – You may add any other media and ideas to promote digital freedom; – You may submit multiple videos across multiple platforms. – You may use any language and any tools to create your video. Evaluation Criteria Videos we deem low-quality or suspect of having generated non-organic views will be excluded. All other qualifying videos will be eligible for a share of the prize fund. Submissions We will publish instructions on how to submit links to your videos on July 6 in this channel. Good luck! 🤞

Design Contest 2026, Round 2: Submissions Reminder: only those who secured 🥈2nd or 🥉3rd places in Round 1 will be able to submit their work. ContestBot will begin accepting your submissions during the next 24 hours – you will be able to submit your work by 23:59 Dubai Time on May 18th, 2026. Similar to Round 1, your submission must include: – A link to either a private or public channel, with all relevant media posted for each feature you propose improvements for. You are kindly advised to not reuse your old channels. – A .zip archive with your static mockups (.png) and animated demos (if applicable). Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline. We will discard private channels from the evaluation.

🏆 Contest for Artists: Results 😌 Our first artist contest of this scale drew hundreds of creative minds. 🤝 The review phase was intense and lengthy. We went through every submission with care and were thrilled by how many outstanding entries we found. …

🏆 Contest for Artists: Results 😌 Our first artist contest of this scale drew hundreds of creative minds. 🤝 The review phase was intense and lengthy. We went through every submission with care and were thrilled by how many outstanding entries we found. 📬 Some artists have also been approached directly to explore further cooperation opportunities – in addition to their share of the prize fund. Meet the winners! Funky Clam | Channel – $5,110 Quick Lion | Channel – $3,010 Noble Bat | Channel – $2,660 Regal Gorilla | Channel – $2,380 Magic Gorilla | Channel – $1,960 Stone Mule | Channel – $1,890 Stout Lynx | Channel – $1,820 Sharp Wombat | Channel – $1,400 Dreamy Bee | Channel – $1,400 Mighty Leopard | Channel – $1,190 Agile Sloth | Channel – $1,120 Suave Leopard | Channel – $1,120 Sunny Unicorn | Channel – $1,120 Gentle Scorpion | Channel – $1,050 Suave Spider | Channel – $980 Small Horse | Channel – $980 Fluffy Fly | Channel – $910 Mad Puma | Channel – $840 Posh Dodo | Channel – $840 Night Cockroach | Channel – $840 Tactful Goat | Channel – $770 Cute Elk | Channel – $770 Merry Spider | Channel – $700 Wise Swan | Channel – $700 Posh Yak | Channel – $700 Fierce Mantis | Channel – $700 Suave Gull | Channel – $700 Shiny Fish | Channel – $700 Shiny Zebra | Channel – $700 Cuddly Starfish | Channel – $630 Small Tiger | Channel – $630 Bright Frog | Channel – $630 Witty Beetle | Channel – $560 Perfect Jaguar | Channel – $560 Happy Owl | Channel – $560 1 of 2

💎 Blockchain Contest, Round 2: Results We awarded $100,400 to the winners of TON Consensus Challenge. The core task was to find potential flaws in TON's new consensus algorithm – though participants were welcome to report any other flaws they came across. All these efforts from the contestants helped us make the algorithm flawless. 1st PLACE 🥇 Happy Turtle – $19,800 🥇 Shiny Giraffe – $18,200 🥇 Dandy Ram – $13,200 2nd PLACE 🥈 Mighty Yak – $8,800 🥈 Kingly Rabbit – $8,400 🥈 Fit Piranha – $6,400 🥈 Gifted Ram – $4,400 🥈 Cool Fly – $4,400 🥈 Swift Gecko – $4,400 3rd PLACE 🥈 Witty Gorilla – $2,200 🥈 Young Walrus – $2,200 🥈 Quick Crab – $2,000 🥈 Kingly Crow – $2,000 🥈 Busy Unicorn – $2,000 🥈 Rich Phoenix – $2,000 Congratulations to the winners! Stay tuned for our next contests.

🏆 Design Contest 2026, Round 2 Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time @ May 17, 2026 Who can participate: only those who secured 🥈2nd or 🥉3rd places in Round 1. 📱 Telegram announces an express round of the Design Contest for selected winners of our previous competition. The Task: Identify weak spots in existing features of our official apps (Android, iOS, Telegram Desktop) and propose improvements – fixing the flaws and making the target features more elegant, convenient, simple, clear, or even more modern. Contest Requirements: 1. You may submit up to 2 features. 2. Submissions must be in Before / After format. 3. Static only mockups are acceptable when no animation changes are involved. 4. Anything is within the scope – copy, spacing, colors, visuals – as long as the change noticeably improves the user experience. Standout submissions will receive additional reward of up to $1,000 per each feature you improve. The best of you may get a chance to join the Telegram Team. Submissions: We will publish instructions how to submit your work closer to the deadline.

🏆 Design Contest 2025: Results 🧠 Our most challenging Design Contest to date turned out to be a great success. This time, designers faced the complex task of crafting not just a standalone feature, but the foundation of an entirely new way to communicate…