Design Contest 2025: Results

Our most challenging Design Contest to date turned out to be a great success. This time, designers faced the complex task of crafting not just a standalone feature, but the foundation of an entirely new way to communicate on Telegram – and to manage that flow.

It was truly rewarding to come across so many gems out of 192 submissions – thank you. We spent more than a hundred hours reviewing each one, and dozens more discussing the ideas that stood out.

With so many strong concepts in play, none decisively outperformed the others – so no one secured 1st place.

As a token of recognition of the effort participants put in, we are boosting the total prize fund from the initial $50,000 to $75,500 – an increase of over 50%.

Now finally, meet the winners!

2nd PLACE – $5,000
Sexy Leopard | Channel
Brave Flamingo | Channel
Strict Crow | Channel
Desert Bass | Channel
Cuddly Turtle | Channel
Humble Cockroach | Channel
Merry Bat | Channel

3rd PLACE – $2,000
Eager Duck | Channel
Nimble Kitten | Channel
Mighty Crab | Channel
Eager Mantis | Channel
Sunny Mink | Channel
Caring Eagle | Channel
Shiny Fish | Channel
Gifted Puma | Channel
Nimble Sheep | Channel
Crazy Gnat | Channel
Mighty Falcon | Channel
Noble Swallow | Channel

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