According to Odaily Planet Daily, Telegram has 10 million paying users. In addition, Telegram has deleted the "People Nearby" feature, which is used by less than 0.1% of users and has problems with robots and scammers.
In its place, Telegram will launch “Nearby Merchants”, showcasing legitimate, verified merchants. These merchants will be able to seamlessly display their product catalogs and accept payments.
Telegram also disabled the ability to upload new media to the independent blogging tool Telegraph, which appears to have been abused by anonymous actors.