Founders of Telegram
Telegram was created by Pavel Durov and his brother Nikolai Durov. Pavel Durov, also known as the 'Telegram King,' is a Russian entrepreneur and programmer.
- Pavel Durov was born in 1984 in Leningrad, Russia.
- He studied at the University of Cambridge and later moved to the United States.
Launch Date and Early Development
Telegram was launched in 2013. The first version of the app was released on August 14, 2013.
The brothers Durov developed Telegram as a cloud-based instant messaging and voice-over-IP service.