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Telegram, a cloud-based messaging platform is targeting 1 billion users.
According to Telegram founder Pavel Durov, the app is expected to surpass one billion monthly active users within the next year.
Durov made the comments during a recent video interview with Tucker Carlson on X, formerly Twitter on Tuesday.
He said, "We’ll probably cross 1 billion monthly active users within a year now,”
Telegram which currently boasts of 900 million monthly active users will remain a “neutral platform” and not a “player in geopolitics,” Durov added.
Asides been a messaging app, Telegram's focuses on encryption and data privacy.
The platform also allows large group chat capabilities and file-sharing options for large sized organization and influencers with large following.
Durov's prediction highlights the platform's increasing popularity and its potential to challenge established messaging giants.
