[throwaway60722]

Anecdote: Both my parents and all grandparents have Telegram while none of them have Instagram.

It's a chat app used by a much wider audience than Instagram. Instagram is predominantly used by younger people who want to live the digital social life.

[meowtimemania]

Where are you based? In the USA I don’t know anyone using telegram. I only recently downloaded it to follow some channels related to the Israel/gaza conflict. I really like the app.

[throwaway60722]

East of EU.