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title: "How do I do a global search on Telegram instead of a chat search?"  
description: "How do I do a global search on Telegram instead of a chat search?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-31  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95334/how-do-i-do-a-global-search-on-telegram-instead-of-a-chat-search  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["telegram", "telegram app", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do I do a global search on Telegram instead of a chat search?

How do I do a [global search](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95335/how-do-you-get-more-global-search-results-on-telegram-app) on Telegram [instead of](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/330/triggers-in-sql-server) a [chat](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100553/why-golgappa-and-aloo-chat-is-very-famous-in-india) search?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

Despite all of the complexities involved with the messenger**, [Telegram](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95399/how-can-i-find-my-friends-using-location-in-telegram) not only exists but also rises in popularity with users on a regular basis.** The number of themed channels, chats, and bots is continually growing. Due to the volume of information, users, particularly newcomers, are questioning how to efficiently filter information or discover a needle in a haystack using Telegram's [search](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65368/best-smo-services-company-in-hyderabad-improve-search-rankings) feature.

![How do I do a global search on Telegram instead of a chat search?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ebdff754-8f39-490a-b006-03ff98e981e0/images/20833000-77df-43bc-b87e-4ba0a77e3ae2.jpeg)\

- Only use [global](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13127/macro-and-microeconomics-concepts-in-relation-to-global-organization-management) search if you're looking for a specific person's account.
- So, in the same search field you used for chat search, simply type that account's name. If the name you're looking for is also used in chats, those chats will appear.
- Y**ou simply need to be more specific.**

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