According to BlockBeats, on August 31, the Financial Times reported that Telegram founder Pavel Durov disclosed the company has approximately 50 employees, including 30 rigorously vetted engineers. The team members are selected through programming competitions, with the majority of programmers hailing from Ukraine.
An insider revealed that Telegram employees are typically 'super young' Eastern Europeans, earning an annual salary of $500,000. Earlier this year, Durov told the Financial Times that the company has an almost zero employee turnover rate. This is attributed to shared values and a strong belief in the company's mission. Durov himself is the central decision-maker, and despite having nearly one billion users, the company's innovation pace resembles that of a startup. He prefers to see himself as a product leader rather than a co-director or boss, emphasizing that no new feature is launched without his deep involvement.
