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Pavel Durov
Telegram channel @durov: 10.6M subscribers, 2.3M views per post
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Fewer than 5 posts went out here in the last 30 days.
- 10.6M
- Subscribers
- 2.3M
- Median views over 30 days
- 22.0%
- Views / subscribers over 30 days
- 2
- Posts over 30 days
Data as of October 1, 2026
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Overview
Written automatically from the channel's data, updated 28 August 2026. The numbers in this text are as of that date; the fresh ones are in the tiles above.
Pavel Durov's channel covers Telegram itself and what surrounds it: a French detention story, the .gram domain application, informatics and AI olympiads, a brief App Store removal incident, travel notes and the Gram crypto wallet. Judging by the post previews, the author writes in first person about his own business and adjacent topics, with a personal and sometimes ironic tone.
Over 30 days the channel published 10 posts, while the Technology category median is 13 posts across 37 listings — so it posts somewhat less often than a typical entry in the category. Average post views reach 3,420,000, and ER stands at 31.0% against a category median of 9.7%, meaning engagement is noticeably higher than neighboring channels. The Place Score is 75.
Over the 12-day observation window, subscribers dropped by 169,250 and average views fell by 2,070,000 — a visible downward move against a total of 11,023,091 subscribers.
This fits readers who want first-person takes on Telegram, legal drama and coding olympiads, without expecting frequent posting.
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- What is the @durov channel about?
- The channel is run by Pavel Durov and, based on post previews, covers Telegram, legal cases, informatics and AI olympiads, crypto and travel. The tone is personal and written in first person.
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- The owner hasn't published a price list, so no rates are shown on the site. You can reach out directly on Telegram instead.
- How many subscribers?
- Subscribers: 10.6M. Median views per post: 2.3M. Views per subscriber: 22.0%. Measured on October 1, 2026.
- How often are posts published?
- Posts in the last 30 days: 2 — that is less than once a week. Measured on October 1, 2026.
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- Yes, it has a Telegram tick.
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What the channel wrote about
From posts August 8 – September 11 · written automatically
Programming competitions received Telegram sponsorship across multiple olympiads and platforms. The posts covered prize distributions totaling over $2 million to young coders, launch of Gram Wallet in beta, and plans for the .gram domain zone. Also covered were results from International Olympiads in Informatics and AI, plus Telegram's 13th anniversary.
Latest posts
- 🤝 Telegram has become the sponsor of Codeforces — the largest competitive programming platform in the world. ⚡CodeForces organizes over 100 coding contests every year and has 4 million contestants signed up. 🌱 Since 2010, I've supported Codeforces through the companies I started. 🆙 But this year will be special. Its founder Mike wants to bring Codeforces to the next level — and we'll be happy to help him do that 🤝
- 💸 In just one month, Telegram has awarded over $2,222,000 to some of the brightest minds on our planet. 🎨 This week alone we distributed $222,000 among the winners of our two latest competitions — the Design Contest and the Digital Freedom Contest. On top of that, over the past month we awarded prizes worth more than $2 million to the winners of the 2026 International Olympiads in Informatics and AI. We're proud to support the best! 🎁
- 🏳️ Gram Wallet in Telegram is ready and is now accessible to a select group of users. 🤩 We'll be gradually rolling it out to our billion+ users over the next couple of weeks. ⚡️ Thanks to the validators who approved the smart contract that powers it, future upgrades of the wallet won't require painful migrations. This is just one of the innovations we've built to make non-custodial wallets usable ✨
- A high-school student just made $20,000 from a Telegram Gift. Jonathan He, an IOI gold medalist ranked #7 in the world, sold his Algorithm Cup — an NFT we gave to the top young coders this month — for 💎 15,000 Grams. Happy for him. It's a meaningful sum for someone still in school, and I suspect a small fraction of what he'll go on to build. 20 years ago, $20K was enough for me to launch my first company. Within months, it had reached 1M users and raised $12M at a $60M valuation. 💸 I hope some of this year's winners put their Grams to similar use! 📈
- 🚨 Two years ago, I was detained in Paris by police for 3 days — the longest they can hold someone before charging them. In an unprecedented move, French authorities accused the head of a major platform of crimes committed by its users. That investigation is still ongoing, although it makes less sense with each passing year. Why? Because we now have extensive evidence that Telegram was neither worse than other popular platforms at moderation, nor the worst at cooperating with authorities. So why was Telegram singled out? Over the last two years, we have seen a pattern emerge in multiple countries: Telegram is quietly pressured to grant political favors — such as illegal censorship or surveillance. When we refuse, local media and “non-governmental” organizations launch orchestrated campaigns portraying Telegram as a cesspool of crime, from child pornography to terrorism. Our moderation is no worse than that of other major platforms. Yet these campaigns instill the idea that Telegram should be persecuted or restricted. Suddenly, officials start caring about crime and protecting children — but only on platforms that reject their secret political demands. Platforms that accept such deals get away with almost anything — including literally selling ads promoting child pornography. Is the French investigation against me political? It certainly fits the pattern we see elsewhere, mostly in authoritarian countries. And it definitely raises questions. In time, this investigation may itself be investigated — especially now that Macron’s war against free speech is facing pushback. This month, France’s Constitutional Council struck down his social media ban for children under 15 on freedom-of-expression grounds. In the end, freedom and truth will prevail ✊
- 💎 Telegram has applied for the .gram domain zone. If the application is approved by ICANN, a billion Telegram users could get their own second-level domains. 🖥 For example, @durov would get durov.gram, and @monk would get monk.gram. Users would be able to set up their interactive websites hosted by Telegram — just by typing one prompt ✨
- 🏆 The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) ends today. 🇷🇺Students from Moscow and St. Petersburg won 2🥇gold and 2🥈silver medals — well done, Vladislav Zhiganov (#2 overall!), Maksim Kravchenko, Sergei Mukhanov and Vladimir Zvezdin! 🇺🇦Ukraine won 3 medals: 🥇 gold for Vladyslav Khalin, and 2🥈 silver for Illia Shevchenko and Daria Perekopska 💪 🇧🇾 Belarus took 1🥇gold and 1🥈silver, won by Kiryl Kardash and Fiodar Sashko, plus two bronze medals from their teammates. 🇰🇿Kazakhstan did well too, winning 1🥇gold and 3🥈silver medals to finish in the top five as a team, while Maksim Tsoy came #5 overall. 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan picked up 2🥈 silver and 2🥉 bronze medals! 🤝 🇺🇿Uzbekistan, the host country, put on a great showing: 1🥈 silver for Jakhonali Khaydaraliyev and 3🥉bronze medals. 🇨🇳The strongest results of all, though, came from China 👏 At today's award ceremony, the IOI organizers are giving the 188 Algorithm Cups 🎁🎁🎁 to the winners. The organizers of the sister olympiad, IOAI, are sending the 220 Intelligence Cups 🏆🏆🏆 to their winners remotely. These are the only digital collectibles Telegram has issued this year, so they could end up worth much more than the guaranteed $1,000 for gold. We're proud to support the brightest young programmers of our time 🧠
- 1️⃣3️⃣ Telegram turns 13 today. For over half that time — the past 7,5 years — it's been one of the 10 most downloaded mobile apps in the world. A whole generation has grown up with it 💪 🎂 Happy birthday, Telegram!
- 🇺🇿 The 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics starts today in Tashkent. 🏆 The IOI is the ultimate coding competition for high-school students. Years ago, many members of the Telegram team won medals there. 🤝 To support the best young programmers in the world, Telegram will award the 235 winners exclusive digital collectibles — Algorithm Cups — worth at least $117,000 in total. 🕌 It’s fitting that IOI is hosted in Uzbekistan — the homeland of Al-Khwarizmi, the father of algebra whose name became the word “algorithm." Let the best algorithm win! 💪
- 🏆 The International Olympiad in AI finished yesterday in Astana. 🇷🇺 The Russian team took first place in the team competition, and Artem Gorokhov from my home city won the individual event. Well done! 💪 🇰🇿 I'm equally happy for the host country, Kazakhstan, whose Dauzhan Beketov took the second-highest individual score.👏 📩We're in touch with the organizers to deliver the winners' prizes from Telegram ($106,500+) securely next week. Congratulations to all the winners! 🏆
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- October 28, 2015
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