Telegram platform to hit 1 billion users within year, founder says

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The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms in Ukraine and Russia, will likely cross 1 billion active monthly users within a year, its founder said in remarks published on Tuesday (Apr 17).

A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Telegram logo in this illustration taken Feb 21, 2023. The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms in Ukraine and Russia, will likely cross 1 billion active monthly users within a year, its founder said in remarks published on Tuesday .

The goal of the app, which has now 900 million active users, is to remain a"neutral platform" and not a"player in geopolitics," Durov said. The Russia-born entrepreneur said he had fled Russia in 2014 citing government interference in a company he founded. Almost all major media, government entities and public figures in both Russia and Ukraine operate content channels on Telegram.

 

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