Parent company
Telegram Group Inc.
Independent · headquartered in United Arab Emirates · owns 1 VPN brand
Registered in Dubai with a British Virgin Islands parent. Funded by bond issues and, since 2021, advertising. In August 2024 founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France over alleged moderation failures, after which Telegram began handing user IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities on valid legal requests.
Brands it controls
Sources
- https://telegram.org/privacy — ownership, legal requests
Verification: needs primary source check, checked 2026-09-06.
Frequently asked
Which VPNs does Telegram Group Inc. own?
Telegram.
Is a VPN owned by Telegram Group Inc. safe?
Ownership does not make a VPN unsafe, but it tells you whose incentives you are trusting. Telegram Group Inc. is independent and headquartered in United Arab Emirates. Registered in Dubai with a British Virgin Islands parent. Funded by bond issues and, since 2021, advertising. In August 2024 founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France over alleged moderation failures, after which Telegram began handing user IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities on valid legal requests. Each brand's review on this site scores the audit history and jurisdiction separately.
Does Telegram Group Inc. own any VPN review sites?
Not that we have found. That is worth something: two of the largest VPN owners do.
How do you know this?
From the sources listed on this page — company filings, official brand pages and press releases. Verification status is needs primary source check, last checked 2026-09-06. If you know of a change, contact us.