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Pavel Durov

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Founder, CEO at @telegram (2013), founder, ex-CEO of @vkontakte (2006), part-time troll.

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Telegram now has a Rich Text Editor. It supports tables, headings, inline media, lists, AI content, formulas, and more. Available only to Premium subscribers, because otherwise we’d have to call it Poor Text Editor ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Telegram now has a Rich Text Editor. It supports tables, headings, inline media, lists, AI content, formulas, and more. Available only to Premium subscribers, because otherwise we’d have to call it Poor Text Editor ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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We now support rich formatting for all chatbots. Tables, nested lists, inline media, formulas, headers and more — right in Telegram messages. 🔨 Start building! Docs:

We now support rich formatting for all chatbots. Tables, nested lists, inline media, formulas, headers and more — right in Telegram messages. 🔨 Start building! Docs:

954,115 views

⌚️ A fully native Telegram app for Apple Watch is out.

⌚️ A fully native Telegram app for Apple Watch is out.

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All Telegram chatbots can now stream responses to users in real time — great for AI assistants.

All Telegram chatbots can now stream responses to users in real time — great for AI assistants.

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Telegram is now on Wear OS. Owners of Galaxy Watch, Pixel Watch, Xiaomi Watch and other smartwatches — enjoy! ☕️

Telegram is now on Wear OS. Owners of Galaxy Watch, Pixel Watch, Xiaomi Watch and other smartwatches — enjoy! ☕️

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Telegram for Android got its biggest redesign in 10 years. A few details to iron out, but it’s mostly complete — and already available to everyone.

Telegram for Android got its biggest redesign in 10 years. A few details to iron out, but it’s mostly complete — and already available to everyone.

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✅ The Telegram Login SDK now supports native iOS and Android apps. Only Telegram lets developers verify users’ phone numbers for free — something that’s otherwise expensive. 🫰 Expect more apps adding “Continue with Telegram".

✅ The Telegram Login SDK now supports native iOS and Android apps. Only Telegram lets developers verify users’ phone numbers for free — something that’s otherwise expensive. 🫰 Expect more apps adding “Continue with Telegram".

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🏆 We just awarded $52,420 to the winners of the Telegram Art Contest. 🎨 The participants did an amazing job with the MiniDurov collectibles. 💎 Their skills and ideas will enrich Telegram’s TON-based NFT ecosystem.

🏆 We just awarded $52,420 to the winners of the Telegram Art Contest. 🎨 The participants did an amazing job with the MiniDurov collectibles. 💎 Their skills and ideas will enrich Telegram’s TON-based NFT ecosystem.

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Great to see my gym buddy Petr “No Mercy” Yan win the UFC title — with Gifts shining in the background. The UFC Strike Gifts auction on Telegram starts in 4 hours — don’t miss it:

Great to see my gym buddy Petr “No Mercy” Yan win the UFC title — with Gifts shining in the background. The UFC Strike Gifts auction on Telegram starts in 4 hours — don’t miss it:

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🔴 The auction is LIVE!

🔴 The auction is LIVE!

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🎁 We’ve just launched the Telegram Gift Marketplace, so you can instantly buy gifts from other users or sell your own. Telegram Gifts are NFTs — unique collectibles on the TON blockchain. Initially sold for just a few dollars, some of them are now worth tens of thousands 💰

🎁 We’ve just launched the Telegram Gift Marketplace, so you can instantly buy gifts from other users or sell your own. Telegram Gifts are NFTs — unique collectibles on the TON blockchain. Initially sold for just a few dollars, some of them are now worth tens of thousands 💰

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Telegram's latest update brings you ultra-secure group calls. They are protected not just with end-to-end encryption — but also with blockchain-like technology to ensure that no one can secretly join as a listener.

Telegram's latest update brings you ultra-secure group calls. They are protected not just with end-to-end encryption — but also with blockchain-like technology to ensure that no one can secretly join as a listener.

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Eugene The Telegram API already supports streaming messages and threaded chats — perfect for AI chatbots 👌

Eugene The Telegram API already supports streaming messages and threaded chats — perfect for AI chatbots 👌

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simsim09 We shipped the iOS redesign last month.

simsim09 We shipped the iOS redesign last month.

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🏁 TON leads Layer-1 blockchains in finality time. Sources:
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🏁 TON leads Layer-1 blockchains in finality time. Sources:

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🔥 This summer, Telegram users will gain access to the best AI technology on the market. Elon Musk and I have agreed to a 1-year partnership to bring xAI’s Grok to our billion+ users and integrate it across all Telegram apps 🤝 💪 This also strengthens Telegram’s financial position: we will receive $300M in cash and equity from xAI, plus 50% of the revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram 💰 Together, we win ❤️📈🏆
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🔥 This summer, Telegram users will gain access to the best AI technology on the market. Elon Musk and I have agreed to a 1-year partnership to bring xAI’s Grok to our billion+ users and integrate it across all Telegram apps 🤝 💪 This also strengthens Telegram’s financial position: we will receive $300M in cash and equity from xAI, plus 50% of the revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram 💰 Together, we win ❤️📈🏆

Pavel Durov

2,668,615 views • 1 year ago

🎥 My first attempt at recording a video in French (at the request of Le Point 🇫🇷). Forgive my French! 😉
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🎥 My first attempt at recording a video in French (at the request of Le Point 🇫🇷). Forgive my French! 😉

Pavel Durov

815,556 views • 1 year ago

NFTs are back — reimagined. 18 Telegram gifts bought for just $57 a few months ago were traded for a $350,000 car.
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NFTs are back — reimagined. 18 Telegram gifts bought for just $57 a few months ago were traded for a $350,000 car.

Pavel Durov

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