Hamster Kombat
Game · 2024 · Viral
A Telegram game claimed 50 million daily players before its token fell on launch.
Spread Score
How it worksNumbers
- Monthly users reached, Telegram founder claim
- 100M
- As of Jul 4, 2024 · Group chats · Self-reported · Pavel Durov
- Peak date
- Jun 2024
- Mar 19 ’24 to Jun 2024
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on Group chats
- Origin
- Seeded
- Gaming
How it spread
Trace the originHamster Kombat circulated on Telegram through rewarded referrals. Daily puzzles generated tutorials, while Iran’s tapping craze drew press scrutiny. The owner claimed 50 million daily players; the token launch brought complaints about small rewards and falling prices.
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March 2024
Hamster Kombat precursor · Mar 15 ’24
The official channel teased a clicker game and said it was launching soon.[1]
Hamster Kombat seed · Mar 19 ’24
The official channel linked public play and said players were already completing quests.[1]
Hamster Kombat owner response · Mar 25 ’24
The team posted that access to Hamster Kombat was open.[1]
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
- Added 1 source · Added 1 number
- Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 63 · Fact-check passed (41 claims)
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