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Telegram awarded more than $2.22M to competition winners in one month

Telegram reported prize distributions for design, digital-freedom and student technology competitions.

Prize distribution reported by Telegram

Pavel Durov said Telegram had awarded more than $2.22 million during one month. The figure includes $222,000 distributed during the week to winners of the Design Contest and the Digital Freedom Contest.

Related student competitions

The same statement says that prizes worth more than $2 million had been awarded during the month to winners of the 2026 International Olympiads in Informatics and AI.

Article source: Pavel Durov's Telegram post