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title: "How does the Telegram app make money?"  
description: "How does the Telegram app make money?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-29  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95280/how-does-the-telegram-app-make-money  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["telegram", "telegram app", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How does the Telegram app make money?

How does the [Telegram app](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96265/how-effectively-are-you-using-the-telegram-app) make money?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**[Telegram](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95322/how-can-i-recover-deleted-telegram-chats) is a non-profit organisation that does not earn from its app or services.** There will be no revenue generated by 2020. The founders believe in delivering a free service that allows users to send and receive messages quickly and securely. Telegram does not believe in selling advertisements for the sake of promotion because sharing personal data with marketers could go against the company's ethics. ![How does the Telegram app make money?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/4b323031-a5d1-4bc1-98c3-f030b5df2755/images/b81a5c14-145c-421f-bf67-a762b150841e.jpeg)\
Although the corporation has contingency plans in place in the event of a cash crunch. To make money, Telegram would search for non-essential premium options. Telegram puts its consumers first and offers them the most advanced features for free. **Telegram is usually funded by the company's founders.** **\** **Read more : [What are the most typical scenarios of using Telegram Messenger?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95281/what-are-the-most-typical-scenarios-of-using-telegram-messenger)**


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