Telegram users created more than 700,000 self-custodial cryptocurrency wallets in 48 hours, including 333,188 activations in one day, founder Pavel Durov said on November 9, 2026. The increase coincided with Telegram’s phased rollout of Gram Wallet, a native non-custodial wallet built into the messaging app that supports Gram transfers and purchases. Wallets activate automatically when they receive Gram tokens, reducing the need for users to set them up manually. Earlier reports cited 714,844 wallets over 48 hours and 329,952 activations on November 9, while a previous record listed 718,080 wallets and 333,188 registrations in one day. The differing figures make clear that registrations measure wallet creation, not necessarily sustained blockchain activity. A November 6 analysis estimated 282,000 daily active wallets, 2.2 million monthly active wallets and $42.9 million in total value locked on TON, while also highlighting limited decentralized-finance activity, Telegram’s growing influence as TON’s largest validator and the scheduled February 2027 release of 1.08 billion GRAM tokens.