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Inside Telegram’s pitch: $1B revenue, 9% interest, and a 2026 IPO on ice
27 May 2025 11:54 GMT
… term. Telegram had planned an initial public offering (IPO) for 2026, and according to … over $30 billion. However, those IPO plans were suspended after Durov … ; built his first tech empire, VKontakte, while still in his twenties …
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Telegram Hits 900 million Users As Founder Mulls IPO
12 Mar 2024 10:53 GMT
… exploring the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) to democratize access to … s leading social media network VKontakte, Durov’s commitment to … at a discount upon IPO.
In an effort to … profitability and explores an IPO, Telegram remains committed to …
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Telegram close to profitability, considering IPO, owner Durov says
11 Mar 2024 19:54 GMT
… particularly its financial future. An initial public offering (IPO) is under consideration, he … ” users shares during the IPO as well.
Reddit announced in … $519 million in an IPO, and its investors would … was the co-founder of Vkontakte, Russia’s most popular …
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Telegram hits 900m users and nears profitability as founder considers IPO
11 Mar 2024 18:14 GMT
… while it explores a future initial public offering.
“The main reason why … most popular social media network, VKontakte, in his native St Petersburg … cent discount to Telegram’s IPO price if a float … before that date.
In an IPO, Durov said Telegram would …
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Free speech and online privacy: Pavel Durov's rise to the top
16 Mar 2025 18:15 GMT
… starting the social media platform VKontakte (VK) in 2006.
VK is … profitability and was considering an initial public offering to become a publicly traded …
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Under pressure, Telegram pulls off an elusive milestone – a profit
29 Dec 2024 02:53 GMT
… independent and eventually hold an initial public offering. It has expanded its content … -up, the Russian social network VKontakte, when he declined to hand … . After selling his stake in VKontakte, he used the estimated US …
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Telegram Closes 2024 With $1B in Revenue and Its First Profit, Says CEO Pavel Durov
24 Dec 2024 13:45 GMT
… interest in eventually holding an initial public offering, which he described as … the social media platform VKontakte in his home country … through a $300 million VKontakte stake he sold in 2014 … after refusing to share VKontakte user data with the …
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Telegram becomes free speech flashpoint after founder Pavel Durov's arrest
26 Aug 2024 06:09 GMT
… after he lost control of Vkontakte, the rival to Facebook in … nearing profitability and considering an initial public offering.
Reports of Durov's … down opposition political material on Vkontakte. More recently, he abandoned plans …
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Telegram becomes free speech flashpoint after founder Pavel Durov’s arrest
26 Aug 2024 05:25 GMT
… after he lost control of Vkontakte, the rival to Facebook in … nearing profitability and considering an initial public offering.
Reports of Durov’s arrest … down opposition political material on Vkontakte. More recently, he abandoned plans …
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What to know about Telegram, the messaging app whose CEO was arrested over the weekend
26 Aug 2024 18:15 GMT
… the company was considering an initial public offering.
A platform that’s courted … age.
In 2006, Durov launched Vkontakte (VK), a social media site …