diff --git a/mem0/memory/main.py b/mem0/memory/main.py
index 84b760790..1bcd87dab 100644
--- a/mem0/memory/main.py
+++ b/mem0/memory/main.py
@@ -1320,6 +1320,47 @@ class Memory(MemoryBase):
             )
         capture_event("mem0.reset", self, {"sync_type": "sync"})
 
+    def close(self):
+        """Release all resources held by this Memory instance.
+
+        Shuts down telemetry background threads, closes the SQLite
+        history-store connection, and closes the vector store client
+        if it exposes a close() method.
+
+        Safe to call multiple times. Use as a context manager for
+        automatic cleanup::
+
+            with Memory.from_config(config) as m:
+                m.add(...)
+        """
+        from mem0.memory.telemetry import shutdown_telemetry
+
+        try:
+            shutdown_telemetry()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.debug("Error shutting down telemetry", exc_info=True)
+
+        if hasattr(self, "db") and self.db is not None:
+            try:
+                self.db.close()
+            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("Error closing database", exc_info=True)
+
+        if hasattr(self, "vector_store") and self.vector_store is not None:
+            _close = getattr(self.vector_store, "close", None)
+            if callable(_close):
+                try:
+                    _close()
+                except Exception:
+                    logger.debug("Error closing vector store", exc_info=True)
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        self.close()
+        return False
+
     def chat(self, query):
         raise NotImplementedError("Chat function not implemented yet.")
 
@@ -2422,5 +2463,45 @@ class AsyncMemory(MemoryBase):
         )
         capture_event("mem0.reset", self, {"sync_type": "async"})
 
+    def close(self):
+        """Release all resources held by this AsyncMemory instance.
+
+        Shuts down telemetry background threads, closes the SQLite
+        history-store connection, and closes the vector store client
+        if it exposes a close() method.
+
+        Safe to call multiple times. Use as an async context manager::
+
+            async with await AsyncMemory.from_config(config) as m:
+                await m.add(...)
+        """
+        from mem0.memory.telemetry import shutdown_telemetry
+
+        try:
+            shutdown_telemetry()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.debug("Error shutting down telemetry", exc_info=True)
+
+        if hasattr(self, "db") and self.db is not None:
+            try:
+                self.db.close()
+            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("Error closing database", exc_info=True)
+
+        if hasattr(self, "vector_store") and self.vector_store is not None:
+            _close = getattr(self.vector_store, "close", None)
+            if callable(_close):
+                try:
+                    _close()
+                except Exception:
+                    logger.debug("Error closing vector store", exc_info=True)
+
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        self.close()
+        return False
+
     async def chat(self, query):
         raise NotImplementedError("Chat function not implemented yet.")
diff --git a/mem0/memory/telemetry.py b/mem0/memory/telemetry.py
index 45b2f3923..3d8c2dcb4 100644
--- a/mem0/memory/telemetry.py
+++ b/mem0/memory/telemetry.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import atexit
 import logging
 import os
 import platform
 import sys
+import threading
 
 from posthog import Posthog
 
@@ -57,18 +59,62 @@ class AnonymousTelemetry:
             self.posthog.shutdown()
 
 
-client_telemetry = AnonymousTelemetry()
+# Thread-safe lazy singletons
+_telemetry_lock = threading.Lock()
+_oss_telemetry = None
+_client_telemetry = None
+
+
+def _get_oss_telemetry(vector_store=None):
+    """Return the singleton OSS telemetry instance, creating it on first call.
+
+    The vector_store parameter is only used on the first call for
+    get_or_create_user_id(). Subsequent calls reuse the existing instance
+    since the user ID is stable once created.
+    """
+    global _oss_telemetry
+    if _oss_telemetry is None:
+        with _telemetry_lock:
+            if _oss_telemetry is None:
+                _oss_telemetry = AnonymousTelemetry(vector_store=vector_store)
+    return _oss_telemetry
+
+
+def _get_client_telemetry():
+    """Return the singleton client telemetry instance, creating it on first call."""
+    global _client_telemetry
+    if _client_telemetry is None:
+        with _telemetry_lock:
+            if _client_telemetry is None:
+                _client_telemetry = AnonymousTelemetry()
+    return _client_telemetry
+
+
+def shutdown_telemetry():
+    """Shut down all telemetry singletons. Safe to call multiple times.
+
+    Singletons are lazily re-created on next use, so this is safe even
+    when multiple Memory instances exist.
+    """
+    global _oss_telemetry, _client_telemetry
+    with _telemetry_lock:
+        if _oss_telemetry is not None:
+            _oss_telemetry.close()
+            _oss_telemetry = None
+        if _client_telemetry is not None:
+            _client_telemetry.close()
+            _client_telemetry = None
+
+
+atexit.register(shutdown_telemetry)
 
 
 def capture_event(event_name, memory_instance, additional_data=None):
     if not MEM0_TELEMETRY:
         return
 
-    oss_telemetry = AnonymousTelemetry(
-        vector_store=memory_instance._telemetry_vector_store
-        if hasattr(memory_instance, "_telemetry_vector_store")
-        else None,
-    )
+    vector_store = getattr(memory_instance, "_telemetry_vector_store", None)
+    oss_telemetry = _get_oss_telemetry(vector_store=vector_store)
 
     event_data = {
         "collection": memory_instance.collection_name,
@@ -92,6 +138,8 @@ def capture_client_event(event_name, instance, additional_data=None):
     if not MEM0_TELEMETRY:
         return
 
+    client_telemetry = _get_client_telemetry()
+
     event_data = {
         "function": f"{instance.__class__.__module__}.{instance.__class__.__name__}",
     }
diff --git a/tests/test_memory_lifecycle.py b/tests/test_memory_lifecycle.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4468f8894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_memory_lifecycle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+"""Tests for Memory resource cleanup: close() and context manager."""
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def memory_instance():
+    """Create a Memory instance with all dependencies mocked."""
+    with (
+        patch("mem0.memory.main.EmbedderFactory") as mock_embedder,
+        patch("mem0.memory.main.VectorStoreFactory") as mock_vector_store,
+        patch("mem0.memory.main.LlmFactory") as mock_llm,
+        patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.capture_event"),
+        patch("mem0.memory.main.GraphStoreFactory") as mock_graph_store,
+    ):
+        mock_embedder.create.return_value = MagicMock()
+        mock_embedder.create.return_value.config.embedding_dims = 1536
+        mock_vector_store.create.return_value = MagicMock()
+        mock_llm.create.return_value = MagicMock()
+        mock_graph_store.create.return_value = MagicMock()
+
+        from mem0.memory.main import Memory
+        m = Memory()
+        yield m
+
+
+class TestMemoryClose:
+    """Verify Memory.close() releases resources."""
+
+    def test_close_shuts_down_telemetry(self, memory_instance):
+        with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.shutdown_telemetry") as mock_shutdown:
+            memory_instance.close()
+            mock_shutdown.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_close_closes_db(self, memory_instance):
+        memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        memory_instance.close()
+        memory_instance.db.close.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_close_closes_vector_store_if_available(self, memory_instance):
+        mock_vs = MagicMock(spec=["close"])
+        memory_instance.vector_store = mock_vs
+        memory_instance.close()
+        mock_vs.close.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_close_skips_vector_store_without_close(self, memory_instance):
+        mock_vs = MagicMock(spec=[])
+        memory_instance.vector_store = mock_vs
+        memory_instance.close()  # should not raise
+
+    def test_close_is_idempotent(self, memory_instance):
+        memory_instance.close()
+        memory_instance.close()  # should not raise
+
+    def test_close_continues_on_db_error(self, memory_instance):
+        memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        memory_instance.db.close.side_effect = Exception("db error")
+        memory_instance.close()  # should not raise
+
+
+class TestMemoryContextManager:
+    """Verify Memory works as a context manager."""
+
+    def test_enter_returns_self(self, memory_instance):
+        assert memory_instance.__enter__() is memory_instance
+
+    def test_exit_calls_close(self, memory_instance):
+        memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.shutdown_telemetry"):
+            memory_instance.__exit__(None, None, None)
+        memory_instance.db.close.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_does_not_suppress_exceptions(self, memory_instance):
+        assert memory_instance.__exit__(ValueError, ValueError("x"), None) is False
+
+    def test_with_statement(self, memory_instance):
+        memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.shutdown_telemetry"):
+            with memory_instance:
+                pass
+        memory_instance.db.close.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_with_statement_on_exception(self, memory_instance):
+        memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.shutdown_telemetry"):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+                with memory_instance:
+                    raise RuntimeError("boom")
+        memory_instance.db.close.assert_called_once()
+
+
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def async_memory_instance():
+    """Create an AsyncMemory instance with all dependencies mocked."""
+    with (
+        patch("mem0.memory.main.EmbedderFactory") as mock_embedder,
+        patch("mem0.memory.main.VectorStoreFactory") as mock_vector_store,
+        patch("mem0.memory.main.LlmFactory") as mock_llm,
+        patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.capture_event"),
+        patch("mem0.memory.main.GraphStoreFactory") as mock_graph_store,
+    ):
+        mock_embedder.create.return_value = MagicMock()
+        mock_embedder.create.return_value.config.embedding_dims = 1536
+        mock_vector_store.create.return_value = MagicMock()
+        mock_llm.create.return_value = MagicMock()
+        mock_graph_store.create.return_value = MagicMock()
+
+        from mem0.memory.main import AsyncMemory
+        m = AsyncMemory()
+        yield m
+
+
+class TestAsyncMemoryClose:
+    """Verify AsyncMemory.close() releases resources."""
+
+    def test_close_shuts_down_telemetry(self, async_memory_instance):
+        with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.shutdown_telemetry") as mock_shutdown:
+            async_memory_instance.close()
+            mock_shutdown.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_close_closes_db(self, async_memory_instance):
+        async_memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        async_memory_instance.close()
+        async_memory_instance.db.close.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_close_is_idempotent(self, async_memory_instance):
+        async_memory_instance.close()
+        async_memory_instance.close()  # should not raise
+
+
+class TestAsyncMemoryContextManager:
+    """Verify AsyncMemory works as an async context manager."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_aenter_returns_self(self, async_memory_instance):
+        result = await async_memory_instance.__aenter__()
+        assert result is async_memory_instance
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_aexit_calls_close(self, async_memory_instance):
+        async_memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.shutdown_telemetry"):
+            await async_memory_instance.__aexit__(None, None, None)
+        async_memory_instance.db.close.assert_called_once()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_async_with_statement(self, async_memory_instance):
+        async_memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.shutdown_telemetry"):
+            async with async_memory_instance:
+                pass
+        async_memory_instance.db.close.assert_called_once()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_async_with_statement_on_exception(self, async_memory_instance):
+        async_memory_instance.db = MagicMock()
+        with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.shutdown_telemetry"):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+                async with async_memory_instance:
+                    raise RuntimeError("boom")
+        async_memory_instance.db.close.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/test_telemetry.py b/tests/test_telemetry.py
index b3b537104..3d66d099a 100644
--- a/tests/test_telemetry.py
+++ b/tests/test_telemetry.py
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ class TestTelemetryDisabled:
         with patch.object(telemetry_module, "MEM0_TELEMETRY", False):
             mock_instance = MagicMock()
             mock_client_telemetry = MagicMock()
-            with patch.object(telemetry_module, "client_telemetry", mock_client_telemetry):
-                telemetry_module.capture_client_event("test.event", mock_instance)
-                mock_client_telemetry.capture_event.assert_not_called()
+            telemetry_module._client_telemetry = mock_client_telemetry
+            telemetry_module.capture_client_event("test.event", mock_instance)
+            mock_client_telemetry.capture_event.assert_not_called()
+            telemetry_module._client_telemetry = None
 
     def test_instance_capture_event_noop_when_posthog_is_none(self):
         """AnonymousTelemetry.capture_event() should be a no-op when posthog is None."""
@@ -69,26 +70,89 @@ class TestTelemetryEnabled:
                     assert at.user_id == "test-user"
 
     def test_capture_event_sends_when_enabled(self):
-        """capture_event() should create AnonymousTelemetry and call capture when enabled."""
+        """capture_event() should use singleton AnonymousTelemetry and call capture when enabled."""
         with patch.object(telemetry_module, "MEM0_TELEMETRY", True):
-            with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.AnonymousTelemetry") as mock_cls:
-                mock_at = MagicMock()
-                mock_cls.return_value = mock_at
-                mock_memory = MagicMock()
-                mock_memory.config.graph_store.config = None
-                mock_memory.api_version = "v1"
-                telemetry_module.capture_event("test.event", mock_memory)
-                mock_at.capture_event.assert_called_once()
+            mock_at = MagicMock()
+            telemetry_module._oss_telemetry = mock_at
+            mock_memory = MagicMock()
+            mock_memory.config.graph_store.config = None
+            mock_memory.api_version = "v1"
+            telemetry_module.capture_event("test.event", mock_memory)
+            mock_at.capture_event.assert_called_once()
+            telemetry_module._oss_telemetry = None
 
     def test_capture_client_event_sends_when_enabled(self):
         """capture_client_event() should call client_telemetry.capture_event when enabled."""
         with patch.object(telemetry_module, "MEM0_TELEMETRY", True):
             mock_client_telemetry = MagicMock()
-            with patch.object(telemetry_module, "client_telemetry", mock_client_telemetry):
-                mock_instance = MagicMock()
-                mock_instance.user_email = "test@example.com"
-                telemetry_module.capture_client_event("test.event", mock_instance)
-                mock_client_telemetry.capture_event.assert_called_once()
+            telemetry_module._client_telemetry = mock_client_telemetry
+            mock_instance = MagicMock()
+            mock_instance.user_email = "test@example.com"
+            telemetry_module.capture_client_event("test.event", mock_instance)
+            mock_client_telemetry.capture_event.assert_called_once()
+            telemetry_module._client_telemetry = None
+
+    def test_capture_event_reuses_singleton(self):
+        """capture_event() must reuse a single AnonymousTelemetry, not create one per call."""
+        with patch.object(telemetry_module, "MEM0_TELEMETRY", True):
+            with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.AnonymousTelemetry") as mock_cls:
+                mock_at = MagicMock()
+                mock_cls.return_value = mock_at
+                telemetry_module._oss_telemetry = None
+                mock_memory = MagicMock()
+                mock_memory.config.graph_store.config = None
+                mock_memory.api_version = "v1"
+
+                telemetry_module.capture_event("event1", mock_memory)
+                telemetry_module.capture_event("event2", mock_memory)
+
+                assert mock_cls.call_count == 1
+                assert mock_at.capture_event.call_count == 2
+
+                telemetry_module._oss_telemetry = None
+
+
+class TestTelemetryShutdown:
+    """Verify shutdown_telemetry() cleans up all singleton instances."""
+
+    def test_shutdown_calls_close_on_singletons(self):
+        mock_oss = MagicMock()
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        telemetry_module._oss_telemetry = mock_oss
+        telemetry_module._client_telemetry = mock_client
+
+        telemetry_module.shutdown_telemetry()
+
+        mock_oss.close.assert_called_once()
+        mock_client.close.assert_called_once()
+        assert telemetry_module._oss_telemetry is None
+        assert telemetry_module._client_telemetry is None
+
+    def test_shutdown_is_safe_when_no_singletons(self):
+        telemetry_module._oss_telemetry = None
+        telemetry_module._client_telemetry = None
+        telemetry_module.shutdown_telemetry()  # should not raise
+
+
+class TestNoThreadLeak:
+    """Verify capture_event does not leak threads."""
+
+    def test_multiple_capture_events_single_posthog_instance(self):
+        with patch.object(telemetry_module, "MEM0_TELEMETRY", True):
+            with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.Posthog") as mock_posthog:
+                with patch("mem0.memory.telemetry.get_or_create_user_id", return_value="test"):
+                    telemetry_module._oss_telemetry = None
+
+                    mock_memory = MagicMock()
+                    mock_memory.config.graph_store.config = None
+                    mock_memory.api_version = "v1"
+
+                    for _ in range(10):
+                        telemetry_module.capture_event("test.event", mock_memory)
+
+                    assert mock_posthog.call_count == 1
+
+                    telemetry_module._oss_telemetry = None
 
 
 class TestTelemetryEnvVar: