TECH CRUNCH - Telegram Premium has amassed ~1M subscribers, less than 6 months after it was launched. The app, used by ~700M MAUs, launched Premium in late June, offering customers a range of additional features such as the ability to send files as large as 4 GB and faster downloads. The monthly subscription costs $6 ~$5 in the U.S. and the UK, and $2.2 in emerging markets such as India.