Deedy(@deedydas):Telegram is the only bootstrapped 1B+ active user product in the world. – ~30-40 “core” employees – $30B valuation – 1.3B monthly active users – Founder is the 2nd most decorated International Olympiad winner of all time with 7 medals (4G/3S/0B) across math (IMO) and cs (IOI) – ~$1.5-2B revenue last year, with a business across advertising (14%), subscriptions (26%), crypto (34%) and more – HQd in Dubai and domiciled in the British Virgin Islands It’s the only business to be self-funded and needed the fewest users to get to global scale. We talk a lot about 1 person $1B companies but Telegram is a 30 person $30B company!

2026.06.30 02:25

Telegram is the only bootstrapped 1B+ active user product in the world. – ~30-40 “core” employees – $30B valuation – 1.3B monthly active users – Founder is the 2nd most decorated International Olympiad winner of all time with 7 medals (4G/3S/0B) across math (IMO) and cs (IOI) – ~$1.5-2B revenue last year, with a business across advertising (14%), subscriptions (26%), crypto (34%) and more – HQd in Dubai and domiciled in the British Virgin Islands It’s the only business to be self-funded and needed the fewest users to get to global scale. We talk a lot about 1 person $1B companies but Telegram is a 30 person $30B company!