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    Telegram hits 900mn users and nears profitability as founder considers IPO

    In rare interview, Pavel Durov says secretive messaging app is making ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ from ads business

    Financial Times
    ©The Financial Times Limited 2020 Mar 12, 2024 / 10:26 AM IST
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