Telegram's CEO Launched Multiple Dominant Social Networks Before Hitting 40 and Has Fathered More than 100 Biological Children. He's Also Facing up to 10 Years in Prison

Telegram's CEO launched multiple dominant social networks before hitting 40 and has fathered more than 100 biological children. He's also facing up to 10 years in prison

Telegram just announced its first annual profit, raking in $540 million in 2024. Revenues also hit $1.4 billion, up from $343 million a year ago. The company is fully owned by Pavel Durov, the 40-year-old billionaire wunderkind who’s often been called the Mark Zuckerberg of Russia, and who also happens to be facing criminal charges right now. Pavel Durov, the man behind the encrypted messaging service Telegram, is one of the most interesting fig…

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For the first time since its launch, Telegram, founded by Pavel Durov, ended 2024 in the red, earning a net profit of $540 million, according to The Financial Times, which cited an internal presentation to investors. The Dubai-based company’s revenue exploded to $1.4 billion, up from just $343 million in 2023, when Telegram reported a loss of $173 million. This massive growth is due to the growing number of paid subscriptions, advertising revenu…

Telegram, the encrypted messaging service, would have obtained in 2024 a profit of 540 million dollars (477 million euros), the first positive result of the company founded in 2013 by the Russian brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov, in contrast to the losses of 173 million dollars (153 million euros) counted in [...] The entry Telegram achieved its first annual profit in 2024, with profits of 477 million, after quadrupling revenues appears first in…

The company reported profit of $540 million for 2024, marking the company's first full year of positive financial results.

The company ended 2023 with a loss of $173 million.