Telegram becomes most downloaded non-gaming app globally The sudden surge in telegram users could be attributed to the recent controversy around WhatsApp’s privacy policy. Telegram (Image: Reuters) Telegram has become the most downloaded non-gaming app in the world with more than 63 million installs. According to the latest data released by Sensor Tower, the countries with the largest number of Telegram installs were India at 24 percent, followed by Indonesia at 10 percent. The sudden surge in telegram users could be attributed to the recent controversy around WhatsApp’s privacy policy. This likely pushed users to switch to other messaging apps like Telegram and Signal which itself ranked in the top-three downloads.