What are Telegram Stars?
Telegram Stars are a digital currency inside Telegram, launched in 2024, for paying for digital goods and services in the app.
What Stars are used for
- Paying inside bots and mini apps (games, services, subscriptions).
- Unlocking paid photos and videos in channels.
- Sending gifts to friends and upgrading them into collectible (NFT) gifts.
- Paid reactions to support the channels you like.
- Subscribing to paid private channels.
How to get Stars
Telegram sells them in the app through the Apple or Google store (card needed) and on Fragment for TON. Without a card, the easiest way is to buy Stars from Fawri Stars with crypto — delivered in under a minute.
Do channel owners earn from Stars?
Yes. Channels and bots that sell for Stars collect them in their balance; owners can spend them on ads or withdraw them as TON through Fragment, under Telegram's terms.
FAQ
Can Stars be refunded after purchase?
Buying Stars is final under Telegram's terms, so choose the amount carefully.
What's the cheapest way to buy Stars without a card?
Through the Fawri Stars bot with crypto. Live prices are on the Telegram Stars page.