Where the measurements come from
96 proxies are under observation. Checks run from physical probes in three Russian macroregions over home broadband — not from a hosting provider, but from the same side the reader connects from. A proxy makes the list when it answered from at least one probe; regions and carriers are not shown separately.
- Probe regions
- European Russia, Siberia, the Far East
- Carriers
- Сибирский Медведь (home broadband), Ростелеком (home broadband)
- Proxy types
- MTProto, WEB, SOCKS5
What an MTProto proxy is
MTProto is Telegram's own protocol. A proxy built on it carries Telegram traffic and nothing else: websites, YouTube and other apps will not go through it. It is set up with a single tg://proxy link inside the app, with no client to install — which is exactly how it differs from a VPN, which needs its own program and routes all of the device's traffic.
Three proxy types in the list
The tag on each row says what kind of link it is. MT is a classic MTProto proxy. WEB carries the same MTProto traffic through a WebView and a page that looks like an ordinary website from the outside; it needs an up-to-date Telegram client. SOCKS5 is a general-purpose proxy that Telegram can connect to natively, via a tg://socks link.
Why the list of working proxies keeps changing
Public MTProto proxies do not live long: the address is blocked quickly, and the server is loaded down by other people's users. So the only useful answer to “which proxy works” is a measurement taken today, from inside Russia. Checks repeat every four hours over home broadband, and each entry in the list shows the time of its last successful check.
Proxy or VPN
A proxy is simpler: nothing to install, and it leaves the rest of your traffic alone. A VPN is more reliable and covers every app at once, but it needs a client and runs into protocol-level blocking more often. Both are measured here the same way — from real probes inside Russia; the VPN tab shows the other half of the same picture.