{"id":21268,"date":"2025-01-15T10:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=21268"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:16:23","slug":"does-telegram-have-only-30-employees-as-claimed-by-x-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/does-telegram-have-only-30-employees-as-claimed-by-x-user\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Telegram have only 30 employees, as claimed by X user?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: An X user claims<\/a> Telegram has only 30 employees.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: True. Telegram founder Pavel Durov told right-wing-leaning journalist Tucker Carlson that his team comprises 30 engineers without a human resource department. Credible media outlets have reported the founder\u2019s revelation and mentioned that experts criticised the small-working frame compared with its complicated operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Telegram is a cloud-based social media platform meant for instant messaging interaction. It was launched in 2013 and now has over 950 million users<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, an X user, @_TooThpasTe___<\/a> claimed the $30 billion tech company has only 30 employees who manage its operations, without a human resource department or campaign advertisements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTelegram, a $30 billion social media platform with about 1 Billion users, has only 30 employees. No HR, no ads,\u201d the X user wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, the post has generated 45 comments, 3,700 comments, 21,000 likes and 1,200 bookmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In reaction to the post, some X users believed its veracity, while some counteracted the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs it true bro? Can\u2019t believe it?\u201d @NiwaRodgers<\/a> thought incredulously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLied about the 30 employees,\u201d Itzpelumi<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is absolutely something I did not know about,\u201d @DonaldMakhasane<\/a> asserted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the sensitive nature of the post and its tendency to become viral, DUBAWA decided to verify its credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA conducted a keyword search and came across an interview<\/a> between Tucker Carlson, an American conservative political commentator, and Pavel Durov, Telegram\u2019s founder.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the interview, Pavel highlighted why his tech company did not engage private investors during the early stages of Telegram\u2019s development. He explained that he values his freedom and independence moreover, since no one was permitted to own the company\u2019s equity\u2014 a type of investment that can be converted into cash\u2014 it only enhanced efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While citing an example of himself as Telegram\u2019s sole owner, manager, and product designer, he mentioned that his tech enterprise is run without a human resource department and only 30 engineers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think, myself as a sole owner, director, product manager, and that period of time of development, allowed us to move faster. I still come up with most of the features. I still work with every engineer and every designer who is implementing these features. I am the only product manager because this is the way I can contribute,\u201d Pavel revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…We started a platform where we hold contests for engineers. It is actually called contest.com. And we select the best of the best engineers as a result of the competitions that we organise. Then maybe they can join our team, which is just about 30 engineers,\u201d The Telegram founder further informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TechCrunch<\/a> also reported a similar narrative and added that tech experts criticised Pavel for managing such a complex and sensitive tech enterprise with a small team structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fudzilla<\/a> also reported a similar account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The claim is true, as Telegram founder Pavel was reported to have revealed this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: An X user claims Telegram has only 30 employees. Verdict: True. Telegram founder Pavel Durov told right-wing-leaning journalist Tucker Carlson that his team comprises 30 engineers without a human resource department. Credible media outlets have reported the founder\u2019s revelation and mentioned that experts criticised the small-working frame compared with its complicated operations. Full Text Telegram is a cloud-based social media platform meant for instant messaging interaction. It was launched in 2013 and now has over 950 million users. Recently, an X user, @_TooThpasTe___ claimed the $30 billion tech company has only 30 employees who manage its operations, without a human resource department or campaign advertisements.  \u201cTelegram, a $30 billion social media platform with about 1 Billion users, has only 30 employees. No HR, no ads,\u201d the X user wrote. As of Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, the post has generated 45 comments, 3,700 comments, 21,000 likes and 1,200 bookmarks. In reaction to the post, some X users believed its veracity, while some counteracted the claim. \u201cIs it true bro? Can\u2019t believe it?\u201d @NiwaRodgers thought incredulously. \u201cLied about the 30 employees,\u201d Itzpelumi wrote. \u201cThis is absolutely something I did not know about,\u201d @DonaldMakhasane asserted.  Due to the sensitive nature of the post and its tendency to become viral, DUBAWA decided to verify its credibility. Verification DUBAWA conducted a keyword search and came across an interview between Tucker Carlson, an American conservative political commentator, and Pavel Durov, Telegram\u2019s founder.    During the interview, Pavel highlighted why his tech company did not engage private investors during the early stages of Telegram\u2019s development. He explained that he values his freedom and independence moreover, since no one was permitted to own the company\u2019s equity\u2014 a type of investment that can be converted into cash\u2014 it only enhanced efficiency. While citing an example of himself as Telegram\u2019s sole owner, manager, and product designer, he mentioned that his tech enterprise is run without a human resource department and only 30 engineers.  \u201cI think, myself as a sole owner, director, product manager, and that period of time of development, allowed us to move faster. I still come up with most of the features. I still work with every engineer and every designer who is implementing these features. I am the only product manager because this is the way I can contribute,\u201d Pavel revealed. \u201c…We started a platform where we hold contests for engineers. It is actually called contest.com. And we select the best of the best engineers as a result of the competitions that we organise. Then maybe they can join our team, which is just about 30 engineers,\u201d The Telegram founder further informed. TechCrunch also reported a similar narrative and added that tech experts criticised Pavel for managing such a complex and sensitive tech enterprise with a small team structure.  Fudzilla also reported a similar account. 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