Telegram CEO says: Ahead of us stands WhatsApp — a cheap …

Telegram has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 1 billion monthly active users, as announced by its CEO Pavel Durov. In a celebratory post on his Telegram channel, Durov took the opportunity to criticise rival messaging app WhatsApp, calling it a “cheap, watered-down imitation” of Telegram.

Pavel Durov remarks on WhatsApp

Durov accused WhatsApp of copying Telegram’s innovations while spending billions on lobbying and PR campaigns to slow Telegram’s growth.