Pavel Durov and Elon Musk Teamed Up to Bring xAI’s Grok to Telegram’s 1B Users

Key Points

• This summer, over 1 billion Telegram users will gain access to Grok across all Telegram apps.
• xAI will offer $300 million to Telegram in cash and equity.
• Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, made the announcement via X on May 28.

Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, made an optimistic announcement via X that concerns all the messaging app’s users.

xAI’s Grok AI Comes to Telegram This Summer

In his X announcement, Durov said that this summer, over 1 billion users on Telegram will gain access to the best AI technology on the market – Grok, X’s integrated chatbot.

Telegram’s founder said that he and Elon Musk have agreed to a 1-year partnership to bring Grok to the messaging app’s user base and integrate the chatbot across all the applications on the platform.

Durov also said that this move strengthens Telegram’s financial position – the app will receive $300 million in cash and equity from xAI, and 50% of the revenue from xAI’s subscriptions that are sold via the app.

Telegram’s founder also shared a video detailing the collaboration between Grok and the app. Grok AI will be accessible via Telegram’s Search and pinned for all users.

🔥 This summer, Telegram users will gain access to the best AI technology on the market. @elonmusk and I have agreed to a 1-year partnership to bring xAI’s @grok to our billion+ users and integrate it across all Telegram apps 🤝

💪 This also strengthens Telegram’s financial… pic.twitter.com/ZPK550AyRV

— Pavel Durov (@durov) May 28, 2025

Telegram Users Can Enjoy Grok’s Features

Grok will offer the app’s users the following benefits:

• The best-in-class threaded chat experience
• Smart text editing
• Chat summaries
• Document digests
• Link insights
• Group chat moderation
• Inbox agents
• Fact-checking in channels
• Sticker generation
• Avatar creation

Grok is a free AI assistant that was designed by xAI to maximize truth and objectivity. The AI chatbot offers real-time search, image generation, trend analysis, and more features on Elon Musk’s X platform.

Grok claims to be users’ cosmic guide, and it’s accessible on grok.com, iOS, and Android. Soon, Telegram users can also enjoy Grok and its vast palette of features and benefits.

The Telegram/Grok collaboration comes after the latest messaging app-related reports – Telegram will reportedly raise $1.5 billion in a bond issue with BlackRock, Citadel, and other important investors.