Durov reported 1 billion monthly active users and called his main competitor WhatsApp a “cheap, watered-down imitation” of Telegram

“User engagement is also growing. On average, each user opens Telegram 21 times a day and spends 41 minutes in the app every day. Meanwhile, our revenues are growing rapidly: in 2024 we received $547 million in profit,” Durov wrote .

In first place is WhatsApp messenger from Meta. Durov doesn't seem to like this fact very much, but he says it's just the beginning.

“We have WhatsApp in front of us — a cheap, watered-down imitation of Telegram. For years, they have desperately tried to copy our innovations, spending billions on lobbying and PR campaigns to slow us down. They have failed. Telegram has grown, become profitable, and — unlike our competitor — has maintained its independence,” Durov noted.

Recall that Durov was allowed to leave France, where he is accused of numerous offenses related to allegedly aiding organized crime.

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