💬 Telegram hits 900mn users and nears profitability as founder considers IPO
Telegram has grown to become one of the world’s most popular social media apps while making “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenues, owner Pavel Durov told the FT.
“We are hoping to become profitable next year, if not this year,” said the Russia-born founder in his first public interview since 2017.
The company has “been offered $30bn-plus valuations” from potential investors including “global late-stage tech funds,” but Durov ruled out selling the platform while it explores a future initial public offering.
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THE COST OF THE AMERICAN DREAM HAS EXPLODED.
Owning a home.
Buying groceries.
Driving to work.
Paying insurance.
Even your morning coffee.
Nearly every major household expense costs dramatically more than it did just a few years ago.
Over the last 7 years:
• Coffee: +127%
• Home prices: +60%
• Auto insurance: +51%
• Gasoline: +49%
• Electricity: +44%
• Shelter: +35%
• Groceries: +33%
And that's before paying for healthcare, transportation, or eating out.
This is why so many families feel like they're falling behind even when they get a raise.
The biggest financial problem for millions of Americans is that everything is going up at the same time, while the government keeps showing a 2% inflation target.
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