The state messenger Max reported 140 million "nominal" users. According to the financial reports of VK Holding, in the year and a half since the launch of the messenger Max promoted by the authorities, 140 million people were registered, which is similar to almost the entire population of Russia. This figure also includes 11.5 million foreign users (mainly from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Belarus). According to VK, the monthly active audience of the service as of October 2026 exceeded 109 million people, and the daily active audience reached 90 million. Against the background of the publication of these figures and the growth in total quarterly revenues, the VK stock jumped by more than 5%. For comparison, the monthly audience of Telegram, which is blocked in the Russian Federation, is estimated by analysts at about 114 million unique users. Independent experts have previously repeatedly criticized Max for its strict secrecy policy, which requires it to hand over correspondence upon request to Russian intelligence services and security forces. A full analysis of the financial statements and audience indicators of the state platform is provided by the "Moscow Times". Economy t. me.