As Telegram inches closer to 500 million active users it plans to monetize the app from next year. This step will help the Dubai- based messaging app to keep its services of this size afloat and operational.
There are two fold to the plans according to Pavel Durov; also assured that the app will remain an independent company:
- Introduction of premium features & services for business users, while existing features will remain free
- introducing ads in the public channels
- one on one groups and private group chats will remain free of ads