Telegram
Cloud-based messaging and social media service founded by Pavel and Nikolai Durov.
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Pavel Durov (Chief Executive Officer) and Nikolai Durov
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- Telegram is a cloud-based messaging and social media service.
- Pavel and Nikolai Durov founded it in 2013, launching on iOS in August and Android in October.
- It offers private and group chats, calls, groups of up to 200,000 members and one-way channels, with end-to-end encryption in calls and optional secret chats.
- Its headquarters are in Dubai.
- As of March 2025 it had more than 1 billion monthly active users.
Key facts
- Launched
- 14 August 2013 (iOS); 20 October 2013 (Android)1
- Headquarters
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates1
- Users
- More than 1 billion monthly active users (as of March 2025)1
- Protocol
- MTProto, created by Nikolai Durov1
People
Led by
- Pavel DurovPerson
Chief Executive Officer 2
Founded by
- Pavel DurovPerson
- Nikolai Durov
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