How to Delete Telegram Account Permanently

Oct. 17, 2024

Telegram has been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons lately. So, it’s understandable if your liking towards thisWhatsApp alternativehas taken a bit of a hit, and you want to delete your account permanently. The good thing is that you can do so using the Telegram mobile app, desktop app, and even the web version. We’ve listed the steps in detail, so without any further ado, here’s how to delete your Telegram account easily!

Export Data Before Deleting Telegram Account

Before you go all out and delete your Telegram account, it’s important that you realize that you will be losing all your Telegram data beyond this point. So, it’s important to back up any such data on your Telegram account. Telegram gives you the option to export your data on the dedicated desktop app. So, once you download and log in to the desktop app, follow these steps:

So, you will basically need to come back after a day and repeat the request using the same device. Then, your Telegram data will complete exporting.

You can easily delete your Telegram account via the Android and iPhone mobile app or a dedicated desktop app. Since, there are barely any radical interface changes between these platforms, the process to trash an account should be more or less the same. One thing to note here is that this doesn’t instantly delete your account. Rather, it self-destructs after a particular timeframe.

Now, all you have to do is uninstall your Telegram account from everywhere and wait a month for it to automatically get removed.

Now, if you want to permanently delete your Telegram account right away, without any waiting around, you will need to access the web version via your desired web browser. Once you do that, follow these steps:

That’s it. Your Telegram account will be instantly removed. So, there’s no way to regain access to it again.

Now that you’ve deleted your account, you may be wondering what happens to all your data on Telegram. Well, here’s what deleting an account ensues.

There’s no way to temporarily deactivate your Telegram account. That’s the reason why the default Telegram account deletion period is set to 1 year. So, you have enough time to make up your mind. Well, now that you know the ways to make this default timeframe shorter or instantly delete your Telegram account, you’re good to go.

With that being said, if you do have any further queries, drop them in the comments down below!

No, once you delete your account, you won’t be able to regain access to it. You can create a new account with the same phone number, however.

No, deleting your account will not delete messages you’ve sent to your contacts.

You can sign up with the same phone number after deleting your account. However, you will not get back any of your groups, folders, etc.

Telegram automatically deletes your account if you’ve been inactive for a period of 6 months. You can change this setting in the Telegram app.

Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.