The instant messaging market is quite crowded, although without a doubt the most important services are Messenger and WhatsApp by Facebook and iMessage by Apple. Nevertheless, Telegram as a kind of privacy refuge is close to reaching 500 million users. For this reason, Pavel Durov, the co-founder of the platform, shared the “trailer” of future plans for the application. They mainly concern the monetization that is necessary to further develop the project. You must know that the creator of Telegram created it from scratch on the basis of his own savings and so far has simply not earned money on it. He also did not decide to sell the platform to any giant.

The creator of the Telegram messenger announces the emergence of new functions, some of which will be paid. In addition, ads are to be sent to the application.

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Sooner or later it had to get it. No project can be continuously developed without a chance to earn money. Telegram, a recognized messenger providing a high level of privacy, has so far been financed only by Pavel Durov’s savings. The first element that allows you to earn money will be advertising. It is not certain where they will be displayed, but it is certain that we will not see them in private conversations. Perhaps they will go to the main screen of the application, but we will find out about it only next year.

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Telegram will also introduce new features, but you will have to pay for them. The creator has not revealed what new products are concerned, but we know that they will be dedicated to advanced users and business customers. This makes a lot of sense and I think the “Premium” variant will be devoid of ads that will go to the basic version of the application. Importantly, the current features available in the application will remain free forever and this could be a key message for current users who would not necessarily want to pay for add-ons.

Source: Android Police