Elon Musk’s XChat is already up for pre-order, and a bunch of people have started shouting that TG is over.

The features really are quite strong: end-to-end encryption, preventing screenshots and screen recordings, messages that self-destruct after being read, large groups, calls, and direct integration with X accounts.
But saying Telegram is finished isn’t that simple.
Chat tools have never been about stacking features—it's about user habits, community buildup, and network effects.
XChat’s real advantage is that:
It didn’t start from zero