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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 920877" data-attributes="member: 3">Homepage: <a href="https://telegram.org" target="_blank">Telegram – a new era of messaging</a><h3>Telegram will add new features and paid for by Premium users.</h3>Source(s):1. [MEDIA=twitter]1341764320510808067[/MEDIA]2. <a href="https://t.me/durov/142" target="_blank">Durov&#039;s Channel</a>&quot;As Telegram approaches 500 million active users, many of you are asking the question – who is going to pay to support this growth? After all, more users mean more expenses for traffic and servers. A project of our size needs at least a few hundred million dollars per year to keep going.For most of Telegram’s history, I paid for the expenses of the company from my personal savings. However, with its current growth Telegram is on track to reach billions of users and to require appropriate funding. When a tech project reaches this scale, typically there are two options – start earning money to cover the costs, or sell the company.&quot;&quot;It will allow us to keep innovating and keep growing for decades to come. We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users. While doing that, we will remain independent and stay true to our values, redefining how a tech company should operate.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ink, post: 920877, member: 3"] Homepage: [URL="https://telegram.org"]Telegram – a new era of messaging[/URL] [HEADING=2]Telegram will add new features and paid for by Premium users.[/HEADING] [B]Source(s):[/B] 1. [MEDIA=twitter]1341764320510808067[/MEDIA] 2. [URL='https://t.me/durov/142']Durov's Channel[/URL] "As Telegram approaches 500 million active users, many of you are asking the question – who is going to pay to support this growth? After all, more users mean more expenses for traffic and servers. A project of our size needs at least a few hundred million dollars per year to keep going. For most of Telegram’s history, I paid for the expenses of the company from my personal savings. However, with its current growth Telegram is on track to reach billions of users and to require appropriate funding. When a tech project reaches this scale, typically there are two options – start earning money to cover the costs, or sell the company." "It will allow us to keep innovating and keep growing for decades to come. We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users. While doing that, we will remain independent and stay true to our values, redefining how a tech company should operate." [/QUOTE]

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