Encrypted messaging platform with 1B+ MAUs and emerging crypto + paid features
Consumer📍 Dubai, UAEFounded 2013
Current Valuation
$30B
as of 2024-Q1
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Telegram is the world's largest non-Western messenger, with 1B+ monthly users. Founder Pavel Durov was detained in France in August 2024 over moderation policies. Generating revenue via Telegram Premium subscriptions, ads in public channels, and integration with the TON blockchain (built by founders, now separate).
Company Profile
CEO
Pavel Durov
Founded
2013
HQ
Dubai, UAE
Employees
~60
Total Raised
$2.3B
Growth
Turned its first annual profit in 2024 — $540M on $1.4B of revenue, up from a $173M loss on $343M the year before — and has funded itself with roughly $2.4B of bonds rather than equity, since Pavel Durov owns the company outright
Last Round
Pre-IPO convertible bond — $330M (Mar 2024) · Lead: Mubadala
IPO Status
rumored
Fundraising Status
Pre-IPO convertible bond · $330M · 2y 5mo ago
rumoredTotal raised $2.3B
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$99,999
Secondary price return by period
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Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Pre-IPO convertible bond
$330M
Mar 2024
Mubadala
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Founders & Key People
Pavel DurovNikolai Durov
Investors
Mubadala · Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners · Roman Abramovich · Bondholders (ICO + 2021 bond)
Products
Telegram Messenger
Telegram Premium
TON blockchain integration
Stars (in-app currency)
Competitors
WhatsApp (Meta) · Signal · WeChat · Discord
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.