Telegram affiliate program

Messaging and privacy apps · telegram.org

Creator programme only

Telegram does not run an affiliate program for promoting Telegram: what it has is a programme that pays creators on its own platform.

Telegram does not pay for promoting Telegram itself. Its Affiliate Programs feature, launched in December 2024, lets any Telegram user or channel earn a commission, paid in Telegram Stars, for referring people to mini apps whose developers open a program, at the rate and for the period each developer sets.

Checked October 16, 2026 against 2 sources, listed below. How we verify

What Telegram runs instead

• Telegram mini app affiliate programs

  Mini app developers open affiliate programs and set a commission rate and period; anyone can join them from their Star balance and earn that percentage, in Stars, of qualifying purchases by the people they refer.

Messaging and privacy apps affiliate programs that pay instead

Ranked by modelled value per referral, up to $175. Open any program for its terms, sources and the steps to get approved.

1. 1
   iProVPN

   In-house·100% recurring·cookie not posted
   $175recurring
   Apply
2. 2
   ZenMate VPN - INT

   CJ·45%-100% per sale·cookie not posted
   $140
   Apply
3. 3
   NordLayer

   In-house (Nord Affiliate)·Monthly plans: up to 50% new signup + 40% renewals; yearly plans: 40% new + 30% renewals·30-day cookie
   $90recurring
   Apply
4. 4
   GoodAccess

   In-house (partner portal)·30% recurring (first year)·90-day cookie
   $70recurring
   Apply
5. 5
   VPNSecure

   In-house·35% recurring·cookie not posted
   $61recurring
   Apply
6. 6
   Mysterium VPN

   CJ·40% per sale·cookie not posted
   $56
   Apply
7. 7
   SwitchVPN

   In-house·30% recurring·cookie not posted
   $53recurring
   Apply
8. 8
   Veepn.com

   CJ·40% per sale·90-day cookie
   $52
   Apply
9. 9
   GigaNews

   CJ·$10-$50 per sale·cookie not posted
   $50
   Apply
10. 10
    VPN Unlimited (KeepSolid)

    Affise·$50 one-time per referred customer·30-day cookie
    $50
    Apply

Telegram affiliate program: common questions

Does Telegram have an affiliate program?

Telegram does not run an affiliate program for promoting Telegram: what it has is a programme that pays creators on its own platform. Telegram does not pay for promoting Telegram itself. Its Affiliate Programs feature, launched in December 2024, lets any Telegram user or channel earn a commission, paid in Telegram Stars, for referring people to mini apps whose developers open a program, at the rate and for the period each developer sets.

What does Telegram offer instead of an affiliate program?

What Telegram runs instead: Telegram mini app affiliate programs (Mini app developers open affiliate programs and set a commission rate and period; anyone can join them from their Star balance and earn that percentage, in Stars, of qualifying purchases by the people they refer).

How can I earn commission promoting something like Telegram?

Among the affiliate programs we list for messaging and privacy apps, the ones that pay most per referral are iProVPN (100% recurring), ZenMate VPN - INT (45%-100% per sale), NordLayer (Monthly plans: up to 50% new signup…). Each one links to its full terms, the network it runs on and the steps to get approved.

Sources

Read on October 16, 2026. Run Telegram's partnerships and this is out of date? Send us the program's terms page.

1. [1]telegram.org/tour/affiliate-programs
2. [2]telegram.org/blog/affiliate-programs-ai-sticker-search