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Telegram FZ-LLC

Logo: Telegram FZ LLC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Telegram FZ-LLC is a non-profit organization; Telegram messaging service operator based in Dubai Media City, founded in 2013.1 Its chief executive is Pavel Durov (since 2014).1 It employed 15 people in 2016.1 Its products include MTProto, Telegram Bot API, The Open Network and Telegram Web.1

Telegram FZ-LLC es una organización británico-emiratí fundada por Pável Dúrov, responsable de financiar la aplicación homónima, monetizarla, y desarrollar su protocolo propio. Dúrov la consideró inicialmente como una sociedad apátrida y sin ánimo de lucro.2 From the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2013Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersDubai Media City, United Arab Emirates1
  • Founded inLondon1
  • Websitetelegram.org/blog
  • Legal formprivate limited company1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1

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Corporate structure

Telegram FZ-LLC sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Telegram FZ-LLC Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Telegram FZ-LLC, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Pavel Durov2014–now
201520202025

Products and brands

  • MTProto
  • Telegram Bot API
  • Telegram Web
  • The Open Network

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 2016151

Timeline

  1. 2014New chief executive Pavel Durov becomes CEO1
  2. 2013Founded Founded in London1

Sources

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