I've never used it and just learned that you can store arbitrary files there. They also store videos. Storage is quite expensive and I've heard that Youtube has troubles making money.<p>So how does Telegram make enough money to support unlimited file storage?
In couple ways:<p>- Premium - a monthly subscription that gives some additional gimmicks<p>- Ads - they sell context-based ads in some large channels<p>- Crypto - they developed and invest in TON which used to be fully theirs (maybe still is? idk) and it's incorporated in the app<p>- Paid features inside the app, like you can buy their in-app currency to then use it in bots and whatnots<p>I think these are the main ways, also their CEO is a billionaire which is supposed to cover the rest of expenses and can gather investors to help.<p>Edit: sorry I suck at formatting