According to BlockBeats, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the company has only about 50 employees, including 30 strictly vetted engineers, and the team members are mainly from Ukraine.
Telegram employees are typically "super young" Eastern Europeans with annual salaries of $500,000, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Pavel Durov once told the Financial Times that employee turnover is almost zero because they share the same values and believe in the company's mission. Durov himself is at the heart of decision-making, and despite having nearly 1 billion users, the speed of innovation is close to that of a startup.
