Telegram reaches a billion active users, CEO Pavel Durov slams WhatsApp calling it a "cheap imitation"

2024 was a year of changes for Telegram. 2025 already shows what the future will be like, with the app diversifying its use and with the announcement made now by Pavel Durov, the...

Telegram CEO announces a new milestone for the messaging app. And he hasn’t missed the opportunity to send a series of errands to WhatsApp.

Meet Pavel Durov, the tech billionaire who founded Telegram, which now rivals WhatsApp

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov.Manuel Blondeau/AOP.Press/Corbis/Getty ImagesPavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, is worth $17.1 billion, according to Forbes. Durov said the messaging platform had hit 1 billion users."Ahead of us stands WhatsApp — a cheap, watered-down imitation of Telegram," Durov said.Editor's note: This story first published in March 2022. It has been updated to reflect Telegram's most recent financial figures, its user…

The founder of the application, Pavel Durov, described his competitor WhatsApp as "cheap and sweetened imitation".

Telegram reaches a billion active users, CEO Pavel Durov slams WhatsApp calling it a "cheap imitation"

Durov revealed that Telegram had reached one billion monthly active users on his own personal channel. That marks an increase of 50 million users compared with last year. He also said that the company had recorded $547 million in profits in 2024.Read Entire Article

Telegram Achieves Over 1 Billion Monthly Active Users, CEO Pavel Durov Claims WhatsApp ‘Burning Billions To Slow Us Down’ | 📲 LatestLY

Pavel Durov announced that Telegram surpassed 1 billion monthly users, with high engagement and USD 547 million profit in 2024, calling WhatsApp a ‘cheap, watered-down imitation.’ 📲 Telegram Achieves Over 1 Billion Monthly Active Users, CEO Pavel Durov Claims WhatsApp ‘Burning Billions To Slow Us Down’.