There are thousands of chat bots on Telegram, a two-and-a-half-year-old messaging app headquartered in Berlin with 100 million active users.

Telegram now hosts seamless web apps that can be launched in any chat. These bots are accessible through private or group chats and can now be used collaboratively.

She's ramped up to 2.6 million users in less than a year according to its creator, a number verified by a directory of chat bots on Telegram, the popular messaging app that plays host to Tina.

Messaging platform Telegram is powering up on the chatbot front, with the launch of what it dubs a "bot-powered gaming platform" -- in a bid to try to drive more engagement via addictive new features.