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$220M is not pocket money, but Durov's net worth is apparently $17.2B, so he could afford it for a few more years https://www.forbes.com/profile/pavel-durov/ h
by jakub_g 5y ago
$220M is not pocket money, but Durov's net worth is apparently $17.2B, so he could afford it for a few more years
https://www.forbes.com/profile/pavel-durov/ https://www.forbes.com/profile/pavel-durov/
- yawaworht1978 5y agoThanks for this, what about Moxie? Who covers those costs?
- kenneth 5y agoSignal is funded by a $50M donation from Brian Acton, who made billions selling WhatsApp to Facebook.
- stef25 5y agoHe was listed on the Forbes Billionaires List in 2021, with a net worth of $17.2 billion. His fortune is largely driven by his ownership of Telegram - Wikipedia. So billions from Telegram, a free app. What am I missing?
- jakub_g 5y agoThat's a valid point. It's free now but they do have some plans for monetization (ads in channels with huge numbers of subscribers etc.)