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What Are Telegram Stars? Uses, Value and How to Get Them
Telegram Stars are virtual items built into Telegram. They sit in a balance on your account, and you spend them on digital goods in bots and mini apps, paid posts, gifts and donations to creators. This guide covers what Stars do, how to get them, what they cost in the App Store and on Fragment as of September 2026, and how creators cash out.
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What are Telegram Stars?
Telegram launched Stars on June 6, 2024, so that bots and mini apps could sell digital goods and services. The Terms of Service for Telegram Stars have since grown to cover gifts, paid messages and creator rewards.
Stars are not a cryptocurrency. They are virtual items kept in a personal balance on your account, and the terms don't let you sell, withdraw or transfer the ones you bought. Telegram built them to comply with Apple and Google rules for selling digital products, which is why a game inside Telegram can charge you through a normal in-app purchase.
A star next to a name is something else
A small star icon next to someone's name is most often the Telegram Premium badge, which marks a Premium subscriber. It says nothing about their Stars balance. Profiles can also show a separate numbered rating that grows with the user's Stars spending on gifts, paid messages and suggested posts.
What you can pay for with Stars
- Bots and mini apps: e-books, online courses, in-game items and subscriptions sold by third-party developers.
- Paid posts: photos and videos in channels that stay hidden until you unlock them.
- Star reactions: a paid reaction that sends Stars to a channel. The owner receives 100% of them.
- Channel subscriptions: invite links that charge a monthly fee in Stars to join an exclusive channel.
- Gifts: animated Telegram gifts and gift subscriptions to Telegram Premium. See what Telegram Premium includes.
- Paid messages: users and group owners can charge Stars per message, though contacts always write for free in private chats. Whoever sets the fee keeps 85%.
- Live Stories and giveaways: viewers can donate Stars during a Live Story, and channels can give Stars away as prizes.
Telegram Stars prices in USD
Need another amount? Type your own number of Stars in the order form.
Prices in USD, updated October 4, 2026. Pay with USDT, GRAM, BTC, ETH and other crypto.
100 Stars
$1.65
Buy
250 Stars
$4.13
Buy
500 Stars
$8.25
Buy
1,000 Stars
$16.50
Buy
2,500 Stars
$41.25
Buy
5,000 Stars
$82.50
Buy
Need a different amount? Type any number from 50 Stars in the form (minimum order $0.80).
How to buy Telegram Stars
1
Choose the amount
Pick a package or type your own number of Stars.
2
Enter the @username
We check the username before you pay.
3
Pay with crypto
Pay on the Heleket payment page with USDT, GRAM, BTC and other coins.
4
Get the Stars
They are sent automatically once the payment is confirmed.
Additional information
Four ways to get Telegram Stars
The right route depends on your device, the amount and how you want to pay. Our guide on how to buy Telegram Stars compares them step by step.
1. Inside the Telegram app
- Open Settings and tap My Stars.
- Tap Buy More Stars and pick a package.
- Confirm the payment with your App Store or Google Play account.
On iPhone and on the Google Play version of Android, this is a regular in-app purchase. The direct-download version of Telegram for Android, Telegram Web and Telegram Desktop sell Stars through @PremiumBot instead. If you run short while paying a bot, the app offers a top-up on the spot.
2. On Fragment
Fragment is a platform built on the TON blockchain that sells Stars, Telegram Premium and collectible usernames. Telegram also routes creator payouts through it. You enter a Telegram username, choose any amount from 50 to 10,000,000 Stars and pay from your own crypto wallet: GRAM (formerly TON), USDT on the ETH, TON or POL networks, or USDC on ETH, Base or POL. GRAM is the native coin of the TON blockchain. Older Telegram announcements call it Toncoin. Read how to buy Telegram Stars on Fragment for a full walkthrough.
3. As a gift or a prize
A friend can buy Stars for you (see how gifting works below), and channels can give Stars away in giveaways.
4. From independent stores
Third-party stores sell Stars and deliver them to your @username. Some accept crypto or other methods the app stores don't. They are not part of Telegram, so check who runs the store, whether it asks only for your username and how to reach its support.
Reference prices: App Store vs Fragment
The table shows what the US App Store listing and Fragment displayed on September 23, 2026.
| Package | App Store (US) | Fragment |
|---|---|---|
| 50 Stars | not listed | $0.75 |
| 100 Stars | $1.99 | $1.50 |
| 250 Stars | $5.09 | $3.75 |
| 500 Stars | $9.99 | $7.50 |
| 1,000 Stars | $19.99 | $15.00 |
| 2,500 Stars | $50.90 | $37.50 |
| 10,000 Stars | not listed | $150.00 |
- Fragment lists prices in US dollars with a crypto equivalent. On the day we checked, 1,000 Stars cost $15, or roughly 10.4 GRAM; the GRAM figure moves with the exchange rate.
- App Store prices come from Telegram's US listing. Telegram's terms note that some regions add local taxes, and payment providers may apply their own conversion fees.
- Google Play shows only a combined range for all Telegram in-app items ($0.31 to $289.99 per item). The exact price appears in the app before you confirm.
Telegram Stars value: what one Star is worth
A Star has no single value. What a buyer pays and what a creator receives are set separately, and Telegram states that its payout value has no connection to the purchase price in any region.
$0.015 per Star when buying on Fragment
About $0.02 per Star when buying 1,000 in the US App Store
$0.013 per Star paid out to creators and developers
$0.02 per Star as Telegram Ads credit
At these list prices, Stars cost less on Fragment than in the US App Store, and a creator's Star is worth more as ad credit for their own channel or bot than as a cash payout.
How to send or gift Stars
The Stars terms don't allow transfers from your balance, but there are three ways to give Stars:
- Gift Stars to Friends on the My Stars page: pick a contact and a package, then pay as you would for your own top-up. The recipient gets a message with the gift.
- Fragment: enter your friend's username instead of your own.
- Send a Gift from the person's profile menu: you pay in Stars from your balance, and the recipient can display the gift or convert it into Stars.
Our guide on how to send Telegram Stars walks through each option.
How creators withdraw Stars
Stars that people spend in your bot or channel land on a separate balance, not your personal one. Only the owner can cash them out:
- Open the bot's or channel's Balance or Monetization section.
- Tap Withdraw via Fragment and confirm with your Two-Step Verification password.
- On the Fragment page that opens, enter the address of the crypto wallet that should receive the payout in GRAM.
- Newly earned Stars can take up to 21 days to become available for payouts.
- A minimum balance applies, and withdrawals can't be reversed, so a payout sent to the wrong wallet is lost.
- Instead of withdrawing, owners can tap Buy Ads in the same section and spend the Stars on Telegram Ads for that channel or bot.
Staying safe with Stars
- Never share your login code or password. A seller needs only your public @username, and Fragment's purchase form asks for nothing more than a recipient username. Telegram's rules for bots ban asking users for their password or one-time code.
- Ignore "Stars generators." Real Stars come from purchases, gifts, giveaways, mini app referral rewards, paid messages, converted gifts or creator earnings. A site or bot that promises to generate them out of thin air is a scam.
- Protect your account. If you delete or lose your account, its Star balance is forfeited, so turn on Two-Step Verification.
Sources
- Telegram Stars: Pay for Digital Goods and More (Telegram blog) telegram.org
- Terms of Service for Telegram Stars telegram.org
- Telegram Stars (Telegram API documentation) core.telegram.org
- Telegram Bot Platform Developer Terms of Service telegram.org
- Terms of Service for Content Creators telegram.org
- Telegram FAQ telegram.org
- Fragment: Buy Telegram Stars fragment.com
- Telegram Messenger on the App Store (US) apps.apple.com
Updated · TgSuperstars Editorial Team
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- 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Answers about buying Telegram Stars with crypto.
Yes, you can receive Stars without buying them. Some mini apps run affiliate programs that pay Stars when you share them with friends. If you turn on paid messages, you keep 85% of what others pay to message you. You can also win Stars in channel and group giveaways or convert a Telegram gift you received into Stars.
Stars aren't available everywhere. Telegram hides Star purchases in regions where local laws or regulations don't allow them. Some third-party Telegram apps don't support Stars at all, so try the Telegram app from the App Store or Google Play. If a payment is declined, contact Apple or Google: Telegram doesn't process these transactions itself.
Telegram treats Star purchases as final and doesn't refund unwanted or accidental buys. If a bot or mini app fails to deliver what you paid for, send it the /paysupport command, since the developer can return your Stars. If they refuse a legitimate claim, copy the transaction ID from your Stars history and report it to Telegram.
No. Under the Stars terms, Stars on your personal balance can't be sold, withdrawn or transferred. You can only spend them on goods, content, gifts and donations. Cashing out works only for Stars earned by a bot or channel you own. Offers to buy your personal Stars break those terms, and Telegram can debit Stars from accounts that violate them.
The Stars terms set no expiry date for Stars you buy. You lose them if your account is deleted or banned, including automatic deletion after 18 months offline (the default setting), or if Telegram debits them after a refund or a rule violation. Stars a channel earns are different: the owner has three years from receiving them to use them or take a payout.
You can use Stars to give Premium to someone else, because Telegram sells gift Premium subscriptions for Stars. Your own subscription is normally paid through the App Store, Google Play or @PremiumBot, and Fragment also sells Premium for crypto. See what Telegram Premium includes before deciding whether it's worth it.
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