We analyzed web searches in Russia from the week before and after the government blocked Telegram.
VPNs have also seen a spike in sales, withtop VPN providers reporting a threefold increase in conversion rates.
Moreover,the block also resulted in a surge in traffic to and sales from VPN sites.
From April 9th to April 15th, the search term already gained some traction.
Interestingly,its not just the major cosmopolitan centers where people searched for VPNs.
This is likely because only 7% of Telegrams users reside in Russia.
This has resulted in increased VPN sales.
Similarly, theirmobile downloads grew by 198%, and their website traffic increased 36%.
ExpressVPNalso reported that theirsales from Russian users increased threefold.
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