What is Nikolai Durov?
Nikolai Durov founded [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] messaging service with his brother [[Pavel Durov]]. [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] was launched in 2013 by the brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov. Previously the pair founded the Russian social network VK, which they left when it was taken over by the [[Mail.ru]] Group. Nikolai Durov created the MTProto protocol that is the basis for the messenger, while Pavel provided financial support and infrastructure through his Digital Fortress fund with partner Axel Neff joining as a second co-founder. {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Durov, Nikolai}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:Russian computer scientists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Saint Petersburg]] [[Category:Russian businesspeople]] [[Category:Russian mathematicians]]