Data: The Telegram team has about 50 people and is very young, with an annual salary of 500,000 USD

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that the company has only about 50 employees, including 30 rigorously vetted engineers. Team members are selected by hosting programming competitions, bringing in the winners, and the programmers in the team mainly come from Ukraine.

A source familiar with the matter said that Telegram employees are typically "super young Eastern Europeans," with an annual salary of $500,000.

Pavel Durov revealed to the Financial Times earlier this year that the employee turnover rate is almost zero. This is because they share the same values and believe in the company's mission. Durov himself is the core decision-maker; despite having nearly 1 billion users, the pace of innovation is closer to that of a startup. He prefers not to see himself as a co-chairman or boss, but rather as a product leader, stating that no new features would be launched without his deep involvement.