How to pay for Telegram Premium in Kenya
Updated
There are four ways to get Telegram Premium in Kenya. Which one suits you depends on how you'd like to pay and where your Telegram app came from.
| Way | How you pay, and what you need |
|---|---|
| In the Telegram app | Your App Store or Google Play account, in Telegram from that store |
| @PremiumBot | A card or another method the bot offers, in Telegram from telegram.org |
| Fragment | Cryptocurrency, from a crypto wallet |
| Oya Stars | M-Pesa, for any Telegram username |
1. In the Telegram app
Open Settings › Telegram Premium and subscribe monthly or yearly. You pay through your App Store or Google Play account, with whatever payment methods your store account accepts, and the subscription renews until you cancel it. Telegram sets the price for your country, and says yearly plans come at a significant discount.
Good for: anyone whose store account already takes a way to pay they have.
2. @PremiumBot
Telegram's own bot sells Premium at a discount, because Apple and Google take no fees on it. But it only works in the direct versions of Telegram, downloaded from telegram.org, and you pay with the methods it offers, such as a bank card. Why @PremiumBot may not work for you.
Good for: people with a card that works there and a direct version of Telegram.
3. Fragment
Fragment sells 3, 6 and 12-month Premium, for yourself or as a gift, for cryptocurrency from a TON wallet. You need a wallet and crypto first, and Fragment may ask you to verify your identity. What is Fragment?
Good for: people who already use crypto.
4. Oya Stars, with M-Pesa
Telegram Premium gifts are coming soon. Stars are available now. When Premium opens, you'll be able to buy a 3, 6 or 12-month gift for any username in our Telegram bot and pay with M-Pesa: no card, no app store and no wallet.
Good for: paying with M-Pesa, and gifting Premium to someone by their username.
Which should you choose?
- If your app store already takes a way to pay that you have, subscribing in the app is the simplest, and a monthly plan costs less up front than our shortest gift, 3 months.
- If you have a card that works and can install Telegram from telegram.org, @PremiumBot is cheaper than the app stores, Telegram says.
- If you'd rather pay with M-Pesa, or want to give Premium to someone else, Oya Stars is made for that.
Whichever you choose: a Premium gift from Fragment or from us can only go to a personal account that doesn't already have Premium, and nobody needs your Telegram login code to give you Premium.
Open Oya Stars in TelegramMore about Telegram Premium with M-Pesa.