A lot of people have been asking how to increase their Telegram level, so let me explain it in the simplest way. Your Telegram level goes up based on your rating points. The more rating points you have, the higher your level. Ways you can increase your ratings: 1. Buy gifts directly from Telegram You can access this by going to Settings ➜ Send a Gift ➜ Buy yourself a Gift. Under the “All Gifts” section, the gifts without the ‘resale’ tag are directly from Telegram. These gifts are not collectibles (NFTs), they cannot be resold on third-party marketplaces, and most of them are small priced gifts. But if your only goal is to increase your rating, this gives you the most points because 100% of the Stars you spend counts toward your rating. For example, if Mr A spends 1,000 Stars on gifts directly from Telegram, he gets 1,000 rating points. 2. Buy resale gifts from other users on Telegram Marketplace. The gifts with the resale tag are collectibles, also known as NFTs. These are gifts that other users already own and have listed for sale on the marketplace. The good part is that these gifts can be held, transferred, and can resold later on their party market places. But for rating, only 20% of what you spend counts. For example, if Mr A spends 1,000 Stars on a resale gift from another user, only 200 Stars count toward his rating, so he gets 200 rating points. 3. Spend Stars on paid posts from users or channels Paid posts do not mean your own posts. It means content from a user or channel that you unlock with Telegram Stars. For example, if Mr A spends 1,000 Stars to unlock a paid post in a channel, only 200 Stars count toward his rating, so he gets 200 rating points. So the simple way to look at it is this: Gifts directly from Telegram are better for rating points. Resale gifts are better if you care about collectibles and possible resale value. Paid posts are just another way to spend Stars, but only 20% counts toward your rating. And if you need Stars, you can get Telegram Stars from without KYC, then use the Stars however you want inside Telegram. Also, avoid refunds or converting gifts back to Stars, because that can reduce your rating. Your level may not update instantly too. Sometimes you have to wait for Telegram’s next rating update, which can take about 20 days. If you have any questions, you can ask me in the comments.