The short version
- Telegram Premium costs $13.19 for 3 months, $17.59 for 6 months, or $31.89 for 12 months on StarNinja.
- It activates on any Telegram username, so you can buy it for yourself or gift it.
- Pay with TON, USDT or 100+ other coins. No account, no KYC.
- Activation is automatic, usually 10 to 120 seconds after payment confirms.
Plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| 3 months | $13.19 | $4.40 |
| 6 months | $17.59 | $2.93 |
| 12 months | $31.89 | $2.66 |
All three plans unlock exactly the same features. The only difference is how long the subscription runs and the effective monthly rate. The 12 month plan costs about 40 percent less per month than the 3 month plan.
What Premium includes
Premium is Telegram's paid tier, and it upgrades most of the app's limits and conveniences:
- Uploads up to 4 GB per file, with faster download speeds.
- Voice-to-text transcription for voice and video messages.
- No ads in large public channels.
- Doubled limits: more channels, folders, pinned chats and saved GIFs.
- Animated emoji, custom reactions, and extra stories features.
For a deeper look at whether it is worth it, read Telegram Premium with crypto, explained.
How activation works
- Enter the Telegram username the subscription should land on.
- Pick a plan: 3, 6 or 12 months.
- Pay with crypto. TON is fastest and has zero service fees; USDT works on TON, Ethereum, BSC and Polygon. A step-by-step USDT walkthrough is here.
- Premium activates automatically once the payment confirms on-chain, typically within 10 to 120 seconds.
There is no login handover at any point. We never ask for your Telegram account, password or verification codes, only the username.
Gifting Premium
Because activation is username-based, gifting is built in: enter a friend's username instead of your own and they get the subscription. It is a popular way to thank channel admins or gift a community member. The full guide is at how to gift Telegram Premium.
Buying in the app is also possible, but like Stars purchases it routes through app store billing and costs more. If you are weighing the official routes against crypto checkouts, see StarNinja vs Fragment or grab Stars at the same time.
FAQ
On whatever account owns the username you enter. Nothing is created or replaced, the subscription simply switches that account to Premium.
Yes. Enter their username at checkout and the subscription activates on their account automatically. They do not need to accept anything.
TON, USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, BNB and more than 100 other cryptocurrencies across the TON, Ethereum, BSC and Polygon networks. TON is the fastest and carries zero service fees.
Never. Activation works through Telegram's official gifting flow, so the username is all that is required. Anyone asking for your login codes is running a scam.
The subscription simply expires. There is no auto-renewal and no stored payment method, so you only ever pay for what you ordered.
Upgrade in about a minute
Enter a username, pick a plan, pay with any major crypto. Premium activates automatically.
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