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How to Gift Telegram Premium: In the App, on Fragment or with Crypto
You can gift Telegram Premium to any Telegram user for 3, 6 or 12 months. There are three ways to do it: in the Telegram app with money or Stars, on Fragment with a connected crypto wallet, or here by username with USDT, GRAM (formerly TON) or other crypto. This guide walks through each one and explains the Premium gift links that giveaway winners receive.
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3, 6 or 12 months
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Your friend gets Premium on their account with a Telegram notification about the gift; your e-mail address and payment details stay private.
Three ways to gift Telegram Premium
Every Premium gift is prepaid for 3, 6 or 12 months, doesn't renew and ends without charging anyone. Gifts use one global rate, so you can send one to a friend in another country. What differs is how you pay and what you need.
| Way | You pay with | You need |
|---|---|---|
| Telegram app | Your App Store, Google Play or @PremiumBot payment method, or Stars | Your Telegram account |
| Fragment | GRAM, USDT or USDC | A crypto wallet connected to Fragment and a Telegram login |
| TgSuperstars | USDT, GRAM or other crypto | Only your friend's @username |
How to gift Telegram Premium in the app
- Open your friend's profile, tap the three-dot menu and choose Send a Gift. You can also go to Settings > Send a Gift and pick the contact there.
- In the Gift Premium section, choose 3 months, 6 months or 1 year. Each option shows its price and, where available, the price in Stars.
- Type a short message in Enter Message if you like, then confirm the payment, or pay with your Stars balance.
- Telegram shows Gift Sent!, your friend gets the gift as a message in your chat, and Premium is active on their account.
If Premium is missing from the gift options, your friend may have turned off Premium gifts under Settings > Privacy and Security > Gifts, in the list of accepted gift types.
How to gift Telegram Premium
All you need is your friend's @username.
1
Choose the duration
Pick 3, 6 or 12 months of Telegram Premium. You see the price in US dollars before you pay.
2
Enter your friend's username
Type their Telegram @username. We check that it is a personal account without active Premium before you pay.
3
Pay with crypto
Pay from a TON wallet in a few taps, send USDT or GRAM from an exchange with the order memo, or pay in another coin on the Heleket payment page.
4
Premium is activated
It is activated on your friend's account once the payment is confirmed, usually within a minute.
Additional information
Gifting Premium with Stars
Since March 2025, the Send a Gift screen also lets you pay for Premium from your Stars balance. Telegram's Bot API sets the price at 1,000 Stars for 3 months, 1,500 Stars for 6 months and 2,500 Stars for a year. It is a good use of Stars you already have. If you would have to buy the Stars first, the same gift paid in dollars on Fragment costs less than the Stars would; compare the options in our Telegram Premium price guide.
Gifting Premium on Fragment
On Fragment's Buy Telegram Premium page, you enter your friend's username under Choose recipient, pick a term under Choose duration, select a payment method and press Gift Telegram Premium. Fragment takes GRAM, USDT and USDC from a crypto wallet connected to the site. The wallet steps are the same as in our guide to buying on Fragment.
Gifting Premium with crypto on TgSuperstars
Use the form at the top of this page. You only need your friend's username; they don't need to do anything. A few things to know:
- It arrives right away. Delivery starts as soon as your payment is confirmed and usually takes under a minute, so for a birthday surprise, place the order on the day.
- There is no gift message. Our checkout doesn't add a note to the gift, so tell your friend it's from you.
- We check the username first. A channel, group, bot or an account that already has Premium is rejected before you pay.
- You don't get boosts. Telegram gives channel and group admins 3 boosts for each Premium gift they send from their own account. An order from a store isn't sent from your account, so if you need boosts, gift Premium in the app.
- Your details stay private. Your friend doesn't see your e-mail address or payment details.
Telegram Premium gift links and gift codes
Some Premium gifts come as a link instead: t.me/giftcode/ followed by a code. Telegram sends these from its service account to giveaway winners and to people a channel or group chose to gift Premium to. The link opens a Gift Link card with the sender, the recipient, the duration and the date.
- To activate Premium, tap Apply for Free on iPhone, Activate For Free on Android or Use Link in Telegram Desktop.
- If you already have Premium, Telegram lets you activate the link after your current subscription ends, or send the link to a friend instead.
- A link that has been used shows Used Gift Link and the date it was used.
A genuine gift link opens inside Telegram and never asks for your phone number or login code. Telegram says login codes should never be shared with anyone, including other services or apps. Gifts from TgSuperstars never come as links: Premium is activated on the account directly.
Before you send: a quick checklist
- Get your friend's exact username; they can copy it from their profile.
- Make sure it is a personal account: Premium can't be gifted to channels, groups or bots.
- Ask whether they already have Premium: an active subscription blocks a new gift on Fragment and here.
- Pick a term they will use: a gift can't be moved to another account once it is active.
Sources
- Telegram Premium FAQ telegram.org
- Telegram API: Telegram Premium and gifting core.telegram.org
- Telegram API: giveaways and gift codes core.telegram.org
- Telegram Bot API: giftPremiumSubscription core.telegram.org
- Telegram Blog: Star Messages, Gift Premium with Stars and more telegram.org
- Fragment: Buy Telegram Premium fragment.com
- Telegram FAQ telegram.org
Updated · TgSuperstars Editorial Team
Payment methods
We accept crypto only. The price is fixed in US dollars before you pay.
Crypto
USDT
Pay on the Heleket payment page with USDT (many networks), GRAM, BTC, ETH, LTC, SOL, USDC and more.
Minimum order $1.00.
How the payment works
- The payment page opens in a new tab.
- Pick a coin and a network there and send the exact amount.
- Your order page shows the status until the delivery is done.
You pay on the payment provider's page. We never ask for your wallet keys.
Frequently asked questions
Answers about buying Telegram Premium with crypto.
Not through Fragment or our checkout: both refuse a gift for an account with an active subscription, and we tell you before you pay. Telegram's own API documentation describes gifting Premium to users who don't have it yet. A gift link is the exception: its owner can keep it and activate it after their current subscription ends.
In the app, the gift appears in your chat with them, so they see who sent it. When you order here, Premium arrives with a Telegram notification about the gift, but your name, e-mail and wallet are not shown, so let them know yourself.
No. Telegram ties Premium to individual users; channels, groups and bots can't have it. Channel admins can run a Premium giveaway for their subscribers instead.
It starts when the gift is activated and lasts the full 3, 6 or 12 months. It doesn't renew: when it ends, the account returns to free Telegram unless its owner subscribes.
Yes. Telegram uses one global rate for gifts so that they can be sent to and from users in any country, and your friend doesn't pay anything, unless Premium itself isn't available where they live.
Still have questions?
Contact supportReady to gift Telegram Premium?
Enter any @username, pick 3, 6 or 12 months and pay with crypto.