Ammon News - As CEO Pavel Durov shared the news on his personal Telegram channel, he also took a direct shot at his biggest competitor, Meta-owned WhatsApp, which has over 2 billion monthly active users.

“Ahead of us stands WhatsApp — a cheap, watered-down imitation of Telegram,” he wrote. “For years, they’ve desperately tried to copy our innovations while burning billions on lobbying and PR campaigns to slow us down. They failed. Telegram grew, became profitable, and —unlike our competitor — retained its independence.”

He added in the post that the company has also raked in $547 million in profit in 2024. MSN