Korean people rushed to install Telegram after the martial law event on the evening of December 3 – Photo: REUTERS
Mission notification eventmartial lawon December 3 in Korea, causing a significant change in the messaging application usage habits of people in this country.
According to the latest figures from mobile analytics firm IGAWorks, messaging apptelegramrecorded a spike in downloads in the following days.
Specifically, on December 3, the number of new installations of Telegram increased 4 times compared to normal days, up to 40,576, accounting for nearly half of the total number of messaging application downloads that day.
This growth does not stop there.
One of the main reasons why Korean users flocked to install Telegram is because of the app’s strong end-to-end encryption system, which helps ensure the privacy of chats, especially in the context of are concerned about information censorship and service disruptions.
In addition, the fact that Telegram’s servers are located abroad is also a factor that attracts users.
Telegram currently has 700 million registered users worldwide.
