According to Pavel Durov, Telegram's Russian founder, the platform now has more than 500 million monthly users. PHOTO | COURTESYAccording to Pavel Durov, Telegram's Russian founder, the platform now has more than 500 million monthly users. According to Pavel Durov, Telegram’s Russian founder, the platform now has more than 500 million monthly users and has received 25 million new users in the last 72 hours. “In the first week of January, Telegram surpassed 500 million monthly active users. After that it kept growing: 25 million new users joined Telegram in the last 72 hours alone,” said Mr Durov, adding that new users came from across the globe.

Source: Daily Nation January 12, 2021 20:48 UTC