Telegram has seen a rise in the number of users. Messaging platform WhatsApp seems to have dug its own grave announcing its new privacy policy after rival apps like Signal and Telegram saw a surge in the number new users that joined their respective platforms. Also Read - iPhone users get two new WhatsApp with latest update: Have a look As per an IANS report, Telegram, which has surpassed 500 million monthly active users (MAUs), registered 25 million (2.5 crores) new users joining the platform globally in the last 72 hours alone as users shun WhatsApp over data privacy concerns, its CEO Pavel Durov revealed. Also Read - WhatsApp working on Payments Information feature; will roll out soon: Report