# Pavel Durov

> Telegram channel: @durov
> OpenTG: https://opentg.ai/c/durov

Founder of Telegram.

## Recent posts

- [🤝 Telegram has become the sponsor of Codeforces — the largest competitive programming platform in t](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/telegram-has-become-the-sponsor-of-codeforces-the-larges-548.md) — 2026-09-11
- [💸 In just one month, Telegram has awarded over $2,222,000 to some of the brightest minds on our pla](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/in-just-one-month-telegram-has-awarded-over-2-222-000-to-547.md) — 2026-09-06
- [🏳️ Gram Wallet in Telegram is ready and is now accessible to a select group of users. 🤩 We'll be g](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/gram-wallet-in-telegram-is-ready-and-is-now-accessible-to-546.md) — 2026-08-31
- [A high-school student just made $20,000 from a Telegram Gift. Jonathan He, an IOI gold medalist](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/a-high-school-student-just-made-036-20-000-from-a-telegram-545.md) — 2026-08-30
- [🚨 Two years ago, I was detained in Paris by police for 3 days — the longest they can hold someone b](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/two-years-ago-i-was-detained-in-paris-by-police-for-3-day-544.md) — 2026-08-24
- [💎 Telegram has applied for the .gram domain zone. If the application is approved by ICANN, a billio](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/telegram-has-applied-for-the-gram-domain-zone-if-the-app-543.md) — 2026-08-18
- [🏆 The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) ends today. 🇷🇺Students from Moscow and St. Pete](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/the-international-olympiad-in-informatics-ioi-ends-today-542.md) — 2026-08-15
- [1️⃣3️⃣ Telegram turns 13 today. For over half that time — the past 7,5 years — it's been one of the](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/13-telegram-turns-13-today-for-over-half-that-time-th-541.md) — 2026-08-14
- [🇺🇿 The 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics starts today in Tashkent. 🏆 The IOI is the ulti](https://opentg.ai/c/durov/the-2026-international-olympiad-in-informatics-starts-tod-540.md) — 2026-08-10