Telegram
Source Passport
CO-T-00004-7
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- Legal name
- Telegram Messenger Inc.
- Country
- Colombia
- Type
- Platform or infrastructure
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Chief executive
- Pavel Durov (founder and CEO, per Telegram FAQ)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) on record, not yet checked
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- Revenue mix or named funders not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names
- Not disclosed
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Telegram FAQ, read 13 Oct 2026 ('Telegram for iOS was launched on August 14, 2013'; 'The Telegram development team is based in Dubai'; 'Telegram is supported by Pavel Durov and his brother Nikolai')
- Telegram Privacy Policy, last updated 21 Aug 2026 (section 8.2: 'our parent company, Telegram Group Inc, located in the British Virgin Islands'; 'Telegraph Inc., a group member also located in the BVI'; 'Telegram FZ-LLC, a group member located in Dubai')
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Owner type Pavel Durov (founder; Telegram states he finances it; share not published) Person - Beneficial owners Pending check
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- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group Pending check
- Telegram Group Inc (British Virgin Islands)
2 sources
- Telegram FAQ, read 13 Oct 2026 ('Who are the people behind Telegram?': supported by Pavel and Nikolai Durov; 'How are you going to make money out of this?': founder and CEO Pavel Durov 'financed Telegram throughout most of its history'; 'Telegram is not a commercial organization')
- Telegram Privacy Policy, last updated 21 Aug 2026 (section 1: 'we, Telegram Messenger Inc. ("Telegram")'; group structure in 8.2)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named investors and funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Telegram Privacy Policy, last updated 21 Aug 2026 (1.4: for EEA users the Services are provided by Telegram (Telegram Messenger Inc.), the data controller; EEA representative EDPO, Brussels; UK/EEA sign-ups stored in data centres in the Netherlands)
- Telegram Terms of Service, read 13 Oct 2026 (no legal entity, address or governing law named; EU/UK/Australia users must be 18+; links to Premium, Stars, Business, Bots terms)
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Other services of the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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