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0 pointsstef254y ago0 comments

He was listed on the Forbes Billionaires List in 2021, with a net worth of $17.2 billion. His fortune is largely driven by his ownership of Telegram

- Wikipedia.

So billions from Telegram, a free app. What am I missing?

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That's a valid point. It's free now but they do have some plans for monetization (ads in channels with huge numbers of subscribers etc.)

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0 pointsstef254y ago0 comments

He was listed on the Forbes Billionaires List in 2021, with a net worth of $17.2 billion. His fortune is largely driven by his ownership of Telegram

- Wikipedia.

So billions from Telegram, a free app. What am I missing?

That's a valid point. It's free now but they do have some plans for monetization (ads in channels with huge numbers of subscribers etc.)

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